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David L. Bahnsen

David L. Bahnsen

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.


Articles by David L. Bahnsen
Moneybeat: Started with a crash

Moneybeat: Started with a crash

David Bahnsen traces the origin of Moneybeat to March 2020 and casts a distinctly Christian vision for the market economy

David Bahnsen tackles the uncertain landscape of Trump’s tariff agenda, fading market optimism, and the potential threshold for economic pain

David Bahnsen questions the administration’s economic messaging, deciphers market reactions to tariff policy swings, and weighs in on Trump’s Bitcoin strategy

David Bahnsen tackles Apple’s lofty AI pledge, President Trump’s shifting tariff talk, the ongoing budget wrangling on Capitol Hill, and prospects for an immigration gold card


Recent

David Bahnsen breaks down federal return-to-work mandates, the debate over DOGE’s dividend proposal, and the nuanced dynamics of inflation

David L. Bahnsen | Active investors—not activists—are having a cultural impact on corporate behavior

David Bahnsen unpacks the White House’s tariff strategy, the budget battle over tax cuts, and the chaotic push for government efficiency

David Bahnsen examines the effects of tariff threats, the strategic takedown of the CFPB and USAID, and a softer-than-expected jobs landscape

David Bahnsen explores Nvidia’s market shakeup. Also: Analysis of GDP numbers, Fed interest rate strategy, and tariff risks

David Bahnsen highlights shareholder activism successes and Trump’s focus on economic priorities at Davos