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Animal Spirits Podcast

Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

Episodes

Millennials Will Buy All the Stocks (EP.305)

On today's show we discuss what happens to stocks after a bad year, why foreign stocks are outperforming, why any recession should be mild, how millennials will impact stock market valuations, generational homeownership rates and much more. This episode is sponsored by our friends at YCharts. Get 20% off your first subscription at: https://go.ycharts.com/animal-spirits-referral. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Invest...

Apr 26, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 305

Talk Your Book: Diversify Your Diversifiers

On today's show, we are joined by Paul Kim, CEO and Co-Founder of Simplify ETFs to discuss how rising yields affect alternative strategies, Simplify's interest rate hedge strategy, utilizing VIX strategies, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topic...

Apr 24, 202333 min

The Crockpot Recession (EP.304)

On today's show we discuss why the bond market is so confused, why consumers are so confused, why Vanguard continues to dominate, why inflation is finally heading lower, why millennials aren't as broke as you think, why first-time homebuyers are out of luck and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 19, 202357 minEp. 304

Talk Your Book: Hidden Pricing Power

On today's show, we are joined by Haruki Toyama, Portfolio Manager and Head of Mid-Cap and Large-Cap Equity at Madison Investments to discuss finding wide moats, discovering hidden pricing power, using movie anecdotes to invest, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ...

Apr 17, 202332 min

The Year of Disappointment (EP.303)

On today's show, we discuss corrections during election years, rich boomers, how great AirBNB is, more issues at Twitter, Successions last season, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. ​​ (Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Rit...

Apr 12, 202352 minEp. 303

Talk Your Book: Defining the Downside

On today's show, we are joined again by Bruce Bond to discuss Innovators latest fixed-income focused barrier ETFs, how rate volatility affects ETF yield, risk-reward in fixed-income, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. (Weal...

Apr 10, 202328 min

The 3 Levels of Wealth (EP.302)

On today's show we discuss why investors are always looking to catch a falling knife, a reversal in the markets since last year, why European stocks are outperforming, how money market funds became the biggest market story of the year, de-dollarization, some vacation thoughts from spring break and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiri...

Apr 05, 202348 minEp. 302

Talk Your Book: No Bank Runs in Commercial Real Estate

On today's show, we spoke with Tom Miller, CEO and CIO of USQ to discuss real estate in Manhattan, the hottest sectors of commercial real estate, office space investing in the next few years, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversati...

Apr 03, 202333 min

Talk Your Book: Car Dealership Guy

On today's show, we are joined by CarDealershipGuy to discuss buying a car in 2023, buying v leasing, the downfall of Carvana, the electric car market, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. ​​ (Wealthcast Media, an affiliate o...

Apr 01, 202331 min

The Worst Chart in Finance (EP.301)

On today's show we discuss why investing is so hard, the time between all-time highs in a bear market, why the Fed is in such a tough spot, ramifications from the banking crisis, low supply in the housing market, why people think their children will be worse off, the psychology behind the AI boom and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at animalsp...

Mar 29, 202352 minEp. 301

Talk Your Book: Startups in a Crisis

On today's show, we are joined by Brandon Arvanaghi, Founder and CEO of Meow, and Devon Drew, the CEO and CIO of DFD Partners to discuss tools for business owners and treasury cash management, and distribution solutions for advisors and asset managers. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendat...

Mar 27, 202334 min

The Lender of Last Resort (EP.300)

On today's show we discuss the latest from the banking crisis, the market's reaction to bank runs, what the Fed should do next, why service inflation is higher than goods inflation, why crypto is rallying this year, how much money it takes to be rich and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions...

Mar 22, 202356 minEp. 300

Talk Your Book: How to Buy Treasuries

On today's show, we are joined by Alex Morris, Co-Founder and CIO of F/m Investments and the US Benchmark Series to discuss yield volatility, why it's so hard to buy single treasuries, the 2023 banking crisis, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future to...

Mar 20, 202328 min

The Panic of 2023 (EP.299)

On today's show we discuss Silicon Valley Bank, the psychology of bank runs, how the Fed broke stuff, FDIC insurance, why the banking industry is forever changed, tech is the new Wall Street, why the bank crisis could be bullish for the stock market and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions,...

Mar 15, 202351 minEp. 299

Talk Your Book: The Carrying Cost of Crazy

On today's show, we are joined by Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist and Head of the Global Market Insights Strategy Team for J.P. Morgan Asset Management about the SVB drama, interest rates moving forward, a slowdown of consumer spending, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, rec...

Mar 13, 202327 min

How Much Do You Need to Make to be Rich? (EP.298)

On today's show, we discuss reaction to Powells testimony, richsession in chart form, Silvergate drama, Michaels humble brags, Karen-Batnick, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. (Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz We...

Mar 08, 202357 min

Talk Your Book: A Bull Market in Tickers

On today's show, we are joined by Ed Egilinsky, Managing Director and Head of Alternatives at Direxion to discuss how to use leveraged ETFs, the cost of leverage, exciting thematics in 2023, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversatio...

Mar 06, 202333 min

Talk Your Book: Lifetime Income

On today's show, we are joined by David Blanchett, Managing Director and Head of Retirement Research at Prudential to discuss how advisors should think about incorporating annuities, what annuities make sense for clients, income strategies within 401Ks, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questi...

Mar 04, 202335 min

Are Bonds Competition For Stocks (EP.297)

On today's show we discuss Michael's trip to Disney, the economy is too hot to not go into a recession, why inflation remains elevated, the junk stock rally, why housing prices aren't falling faster, an appreciation for streaming and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or...

Mar 01, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 297

Talk Your Book: The "Tech Heavy" Nasdaq

On today's show, we are live from the Exchange ETF conference in Miami with Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Nasdaq to discuss where interest rates may go this year, if we're in a recession, IPO performance, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendati...

Feb 27, 202332 min

Talk Your Book: Investing in Quality Growth

On today's show, we are joined by Kevin Walkush, Portfolio Manager at Jensen Investment Management to discuss how return on equity works, dealing with changing moats, setting expectations for returns, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of c...

Feb 20, 202330 min

When Money Becomes a Liability (EP.296)

On today's show, we discuss if inflation is behind us, the AI bubble, popular strategies during a bear market, Fleishman in real life, parking spaces, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. (Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ri...

Feb 15, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 296

Talk Your Book: Bitcoin Doesn't Know It's Price

On today's show, we are joined by Jack Neureuter, Research Analyst at Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss a sentiment check with Bitcoin, use cases, a year in review for 2022, how Bitcoin has held up better than expected, and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas fo...

Feb 13, 202332 min

Ready to Pop (EP.295)

On today's show we discuss the psychology behind big gains and losses, why retail traders are buying again, entertainment vs. advice with Jim Cramer, new bull market vs. bear market rally, value vs. growth. vs. rates, the strongest labor market of our lifetimes, tales from Miami and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected]...

Feb 08, 202351 minEp. 295

Talk Your Book: The Prophet of Capital Preservation

On today’s show, we had Darren Schuringa, CEO and Founder of ASYMmetric ETFs on to discuss market volatility, how leverage works within leveraged ETFs, how ASYMmetric utilizes leverage and trend following, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics...

Feb 06, 202337 min

Benjamin Graham Disciple (EP.294)

On today's show we discuss the stock and bond market rallies in 2023, why certain investors are so pessimistic all the time, housing market activity bottoming, the most hated economic expansion of all-time, context around tech layoffs, consumer spending is slowing, Michael's first resume and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiritspod@...

Feb 01, 202355 minEp. 294

Talk Your Book: The Long and Short of Commodities

On today's show, we are joined by Sal Gilbertie, CEO of Teucrium to give us an update on Oil & Gas, how supply chains are looking in 2023, Teucriums latest Long/Short fund, potential issues with China, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of ...

Jan 30, 202329 min

Is the Stock Market Getting Ahead of Itself? (EP.293)

On today's show we discuss why the narrative changes for the economy on a weekly basis, the snapback rally in the stock market, trouble in the car market, the boom in entrepreneurship, putting tech layoffs into perspective, why the housing market might have a floor under it and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with...

Jan 25, 20231 hrEp. 293

Talk Your Book: The Biggest Short Squeeze of All Time

On today's show, we are joined by Luke Oliver, Managing Director, Head of Climate Investments, and Head of Strategy at Kraneshares to discuss the biggest short of all time, how emissions are related to political risk, what drives carbon price, and much more! Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recom...

Jan 23, 202336 min

Is a Soft Landing Inflationary? (EP.292)

On today's show we discuss why people still invest in stocks even when bond rates are high, international stocks are on a tear, the 60/40 argument that never dies, the Fed vs. the bond market, record high dividends in the stock market, why it's so hard to predict bottoms, Michael's NY Giants playoff game experience & much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an ...

Jan 18, 202355 minEp. 292