Ben Carlson
Director of institutional asset management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, author of the A Wealth of Common Sense blog and co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
11/22/63 by Stephen King Somehow this was my first Stephen King novel.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin The reverberations from the Great Depression are still being felt 100 years later so I loved learning more about the characters involved in that fateful time.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord This one was perfect for an audiobook.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
Best Movie Year Ever by Brian Raftery
Raftery makes a compelling case that 1999 was the best movie year ever.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
Breakneck by Dan Wang
Breakneck by Dan Wang Wong does an excellent job at objectively looking at the pros and cons of the Chinese and American societies. The engineering state versus lawyerly society as a way to explain each nation is brilliant.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Good Material by Dolly Alderton A simple story about a struggling stand-up comedian going through a difficult break-up. A funny, sweet book. I enjoyed it.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
However, the book gave the main character far more depth than the movie.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison
Come for the stories about one of the msot storied franshises in entertainment history. Stay for the business and leadership lessons from Lorne Michaels.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
The Breaks of the Game by David Halberstam
I’ve heard numerous sportswriters call Halberstam’s chronicle of the Portland Trailblazers’ 1979-80 season the best sports books ever written.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock
Someone recommended this book after my brother passed away. I didn’t want to read a bunch of books about grief, but this one struck a chord. I wish I had read it before he died.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I liked the book a lot more than the show but watching the show helped me appreciate the book more.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey I love books like this with a simple message using sports as an analogy for other aspects of life.
on awealthofcommonsense.com · 21 Dec 2025
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