On episode 440 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss stocks moving on no news, reasons today's market is not like the 90s, the Fed needs to cut, Google's breakout, thoughts on Disney, Cembalest's favorite movies, and much more. This episode is sponsored by Invesco & KraneShares Visit https://www.invesco.com/ to learn more. Invesco. Let’s rethink possibility. To learn more about KraneShares’ KOID ...
Nov 26, 2025•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Krista Lynch, Senior Vice President, ETF Capital Markets at Grayscale to discuss: the crypto ETF landscape, how staking works, what's coming next in this space and much more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense...
Nov 24, 2025•29 min
On episode 439 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the Degen Dow pain trade, the lack of euphoria, AI skepticism, long bear markets, Michael Burry's crash calls, the great stuff transfer, the Bitcoin crash, first-time homebuyers, Blue Owl and much more. This episode is sponsored by Nuveen & YCharts Invest like the future is watching. Visit https://www.nuveen.com/future to learn more. Register ...
Nov 19, 2025•1 hr 14 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Michael Arone, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director at State Street Investment Management to discuss: government spending, bailouts, S&P 500®, stock market concentration, the AI bubble and much more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s ...
Nov 17, 2025•39 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson keynote the financial planning association’s annual event. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Feel free to shoot u...
Nov 15, 2025•47 min
On episode 438 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the problem with the K-shaped economy narrative, are young people screwed, the benefits of bubbles, the rate cutting cycle, OpenAI, Las Vegas, how to fix the housing market, restaurant stocks are getting killed, the degen economy and more. Today's show is brought to you by Xtrackers by DWS Find out more at https://xtrackers.com Animal Spirits audience ...
Nov 12, 2025•1 hr 11 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Jonathan Shelon, Chief Operating Officer at KraneShares to discuss: the AI opportunity set, how to invest in private companies in an ETF, the differences between now and the dot-com bubble and the Kraneshares Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF. Find complete show notes on our blogs......
Nov 10, 2025•35 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Ara Kharazian, Economist at Ramp to discuss: how companies run their finances, trends in artificial intelligence usage and why tariffs are so confusing. This episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF: http://vaneck.com/REMXCompound Find...
Nov 08, 2025•31 min
On episode 437 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss bad breadth, a historical melt-up in tech stocks, the case against an AI bubble, sequence of return risk, the economy that's better for parents than their grown-up kids, demographic warfare, why tariffs are so confusing, the data center buildout, AI chart crimes, Michael Saylor and more. This episode is sponsored by YCharts and Vanguard . Download YCharts’...
Nov 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Rahul Sharma, Portfolio Manager at Schafer Cullen Capital Management to discuss: China, the falling dollar, why emerging markets are outperforming and the firm's dividend-focused strategy. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense...
Nov 03, 2025•33 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Doug and Heather Boneparth to talk about their new book, Money Together . This episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF: http://vaneck.com/REMXCompound Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth ...
Nov 01, 2025•35 min
On episode 436 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss how behavior drives bull markets, how many companies outperform the S&P 500, bubble predictions, 5x ETFs, $20 lunches, surviving the AI capex boom, we need lower housing prices, why private credit is an easy sale to make, Halloween decorations and more. This episode is sponsored by Nuveen and Invesco . Invest like the future is watching. Visit https://www....
Oct 29, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Gabby Santos, Chief Market Strategist for the Americas at JP Morgan to discuss the 30th annual edition of the firm's capital market assumptions report that covers stock returns, bond yields, inflation, GDP forecasts and more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s ...
Oct 27, 2025•41 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Morgan Housel, author of “ The Art of Spending Money ,” to discuss: Lambos, tipping, travel, spending your money with a purpose and his new book. This episode is brought to you by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF: http://vaneck.com/REMXCompound Find complete show note...
Oct 23, 2025•41 min
On episode 435 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss AI bubble indicators, what Jesse Livermore would think about this market, the pros and cons of owning gold, chart crimes, why the financial media is so negative, 5x leveraged ETFs, heavily shorted stocks are outperforming, will Bitcoin hit $200k by 2027, consumers are still in good shape, $50k new cars, Michael's top 10 horror movies and more. This episode is ...
Oct 22, 2025•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Lance Humphrey, head of portfolio management with the VictoryShares and Solutions team at Victory Capital to discuss: the firm's VictoryShares Value Momentum suite of ETFs, how to invest in both value and momentum, why there's so much more money in value strategies than momentum and much more. Find complete sh...
Oct 20, 2025•29 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Dave Thornton from Vested to discuss: abandoned start-up shares, diversification in venture capital, helping start-up employees and the complications involved with exercising options. For more information on Vested, email them at investors@vested.co Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s ...
Oct 18, 2025•38 min
On episode 434 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why it's so difficult to call the top, why earnings matter so much, we were due for a correction, valuations aren't that crazy, good news for low income Americans, how the housing market is impacting the stock market, why Gold is rocketing higher, the cash on the sidelines fallacy, the crypto liquidation, the problem with being house rich and much more. This e...
Oct 15, 2025•1 hr 11 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Scott Litman, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at GCM Grosvenor to discuss: investing in data centers, airports, other types of infrastructure assets, and more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s ...
Oct 13, 2025•32 min
On episode 433 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the melt-up phase of the AI boom, there is a bubble in bubble predictions, no one is going to call the top, hyperscalers vs. the labor market, international stocks are outperforming, Taylor Swift, junk stocks, the top 1% vs. the bottom 90% and more. This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions and Vanguard . Grow your RIA, your way by visiting: ht...
Oct 08, 2025•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Jason Duko, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO to discuss: PIMCO's outlook on the fixed income markets, their best ideas, how to think about the 60/40 portfolio and more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Micha...
Oct 06, 2025•35 min
On episode 432 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the thing that matters most to for the stock market, why AI is a bubble, inequality in the stock market, emerging markets are finally outperforming, why investor behavior has improved, economic growth remains strong, rich people are powering the economy, the private equity dry spell, airport lounges and more. This episode is sponsored by YCharts and Fabric by Gerb...
Oct 01, 2025•53 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Matt Bartolini from State Street Investment Management and Chris Ward from Bridgewater Associates to discuss: the SPDR Bridgewater All Weather ETF , the strategy's origins, how it works, the fees involved and much more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense...
Sep 29, 2025•41 min
On episode 431 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss bubble behavior from tech CEOs, the AI inflection point, S&P 10,000, panic selling, $7.7 trillion in money markets, the two-speed economy, most IPOs are terrible investments, how to bring down mortgage rates, the demographic housing battle, youth sports and more. This episode is sponsored by Nuveen and KraneShares . Invest like the future is watching. Visit ht...
Sep 24, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Graham Day, EVP and CIO of Innovator Capital Management to discuss: what the Dual Direction ETF is, how the portfolio is constructed, different outcomes with this product, the timing around buffered ETFs, and much more. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense...
Sep 22, 2025•32 min
On episode 430 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Future Proof, 1990s nostalgia, Oasis, why the stock market doesn't care about the labor market, the top 10% is powering the economy, Google vs. ChatGPT, gold vs. AI, IPOs vs. small caps, Americans are richer than you think, a bull market in midwest housing, social media was a mistake, Gen Z wealth inequality and much more. This episode is sponsored by Invesco and YCha...
Sep 17, 2025•1 hr 21 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Wes Crill, Senior Client Solutions Director & VP at Dimensional Fund Advisors to explore strategies for investing at all-time highs. Then, at 18:18, they are joined by Tony Kelly, Co-Founder of BondBloxx ETFs to discuss investing in CLOs, differences between CLOs and high yield, and how CLOs fit in the private credit asse...
Sep 15, 2025•45 min
On episode 429 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson reflect on Ritholtz Wealth Management’s evolution from a startup to a mature firm, sharing lessons on client fit, the role of content in business development, and the growth mindset that shaped their culture. Learn more about Sprott ETFs , Visit SprottETFs.com or call 1-888-622-1813 for disclosure and prospectus information, containing investment objectives, risks, charges and ex...
Sep 10, 2025•31 min
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Ehren J. Stanhope, CFA, Principal, Chief Investment Strategist at Canvas Custom Indexing to discuss: the evolution of investment products, why 2019 changed everything, how financial advisors are using Canvas with their clients and why technology is such an important component in this process. Find complete show notes on our blogs...
Sep 08, 2025•33 min
On episode 428 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss rich people everywhere, why this isn't like the dot-com bubble, the markets don't care about bad vibes, junk bonds are on a tear, there are more ETFs than stocks, Reddit loss porn, American exceptionalism, what would actually fix housing, the S&P 500 is outperforming private equity, 7 year auto loans, the 9-9-6 lifestyle and more. This episode is sponsored YCharts and...
Sep 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min
