David is the founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm. He is consistently named one of the top financial advisers in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, and Bloomberg and is a regular contributor to National Review and WORLD. He appears weekly on The World and Everything in It discussing the week’s economic and market news. He is the author of several bestselling books including Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (2018), The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (2019), and There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths (2021). David’s newest book, Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, was released in February 2024.
David Bahnsen outlines the key economic trends shaping U.S.-China relations, tax reforms, and Federal Reserve strategies in the year ahead
David Bahnsen critiques the bipartisan block on U.S. Steel’s foreign deal and warns of a dangerous precedent. Also, why treat TikTok differently?
David Bahnsen highlights job gains, rising deficits, and a difficult policy landscape for trade, taxes, and energy
David Bahnsen on how short-term government deals, political tensions, and AI fads collide with real-world market fundamentals
David L. Bahnsen | Finding moral and economic clarity amid all the distrust and confusion
David Bahnsen outlines the potential effects of financial deregulation in 2025, agency leadership changes, and insurance policy debates in the wake of violence
David Bahnsen’s shareholder activism highlights Walmart’s surprising cultural pivot and J.P. Morgan reforms. Also, rounding out Trump’s economic team and the Bessant bond rally
Financial analyst David Bahnsen “can’t say enough good things” about final Team Trump economic pick. Also, markets and housing are still a bit overpriced and will likely face some “reversion to the mean”
David Bahnsen says Trump’s Treasury pick prioritizes growth first to solve the U.S. debt crisis, but he has concerns about the president-elect’s Labor nominee
Financial analyst David Bahnsen says Trump’s energy Cabinet picks are “serious and qualified.” Also, Musk’s team needs to underpromise and overdeliver