Animal Spirits Podcast

Topics include McDonald's price increase, prospects for another bear market, concentration in the S&P 500, Nvidia vs. China, tail risk strategies, consumer credit, commercial real estate, fixing youth sports, frustrations of youth sports tryouts, and thoughts on the Super Bowl and movies.

The Animal Spirits podcast hosts are joined by J.P. Morgan's fixed income team to discuss topics such as JP Morgan's new bond ETF offering, the role of bonds in portfolios, the impact of the Federal Reserve's actions on bond investments, securitized credit and the mortgage market, understanding convexity and duration in bond portfolios, corporate credit bonds performance and behavior, and the differences between equities and fixed income benchmarks.

Topics discussed in this podcast include concentration risk in the US stock market, economic dominance from the United States, the possibility of rate cuts by the Fed, competing opinions on the Apple Vision Pro, wage growth, the abundance of realtors, Tony Robbins' new investing book, and more!

Explore investing in infrastructure funds and the benefits of predictable cash flows. Learn about the structure and advantages of interval funds. Discover how net asset value is determined and the fees associated with investment funds. Hear investors' thoughts on infrastructure and financing costs. Dive into leverage, risks, and the importance of diversification in infrastructure investments.

The podcast discusses various topics such as the types of people on flights, new highs in the stock market, the need for the Fed to cut rates, similarities to the 1990s, the wealth of young people, and the overlooked story about the economy. They also touch on economic outlooks, traveling experiences, market analysis, historical performance of the S&P 500, potential impact of the Fed's interest rate cut, the booming energy industry, the decline of cable and rise of streaming services, origins of food names, and movie reviews.

Alex Morris, CIO of F/m Investments, discusses the 2024 rate cut possibilities, the difficulty of forecasting, and the use of spreads as a forecasting tool. They also explore the idea of an equal weighted AG index in the bond market and the difference between yield and coupon rate. The podcast emphasizes the importance of control and precision in bond investments.

The podcast discusses the average length of bull and bear markets, the performance of small cap stocks, the large amount of cash in the market, the state of the labor market, airline credit cards, 0% rate loans, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, generational ownership of large homes, and the importance of assigning probability to predictions.

The hosts discuss various topics including macro economy, inflation, commodity trading, and behavioral finance. They also explore the impact of declining commodity prices on the farming industry, reasons for optimism in advancements, rising cost of pet food, favorite trades and trading strategies, consumer spending and technology in farming, and bullishness on natural gas.

Topics include US Large Cap stocks generating a ton of cash, a bear market in used cars, an update on Bitcoin ETFs, driving in a blizzard, the decline in funding for fintech startups, and opinions on the movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.

Explore the experience of a diversified investor in 2023, utilizing AI to build portfolios for advisors, Helios' latest trading service offering, the challenge of investing only in big tech companies, incorporating Bitcoin ETF into portfolios, decision-making characteristics and client preferences in portfolio building, and the benefits of outsourcing or insourcing model portfolio management.