Animal Spirits Podcast
The Compound
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
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Apr 25, 2018 • 38min
The Collaborative Podcast (EP.26)
Morgan Housel joins this week as guest host to discuss venture capital, annoying finance phrases, Disney vs. Netflix, Tesla, Jeff Bezos 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 18, 2018 • 38min
Some Things We Learned (EP.25)
Why the next recession won't be like the last one, what could possibly cause market returns to be higher in the future, why states & cities are short on cash, the 200-day moving average 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2018 • 38min
The False Breakdown (EP.24)
How to solve the financial literacy issue, the downfall of Bill Ackman & David Einhorn, how much money people think they need to retire, Drew Brees diversifying into diamonds & 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2018 • 27min
The Lump Sum (EP.23)
On this week's show we discuss if we would you rather collect $1 million now or $1,000 for the rest of our lives, how the world has changed since 2008, the single best investment trait to compound capital 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2018 • 41min
Horizontal Support (EP.22)
Why investing is getting harder over time, why share buybacks get a bad rap, why life insurance is on the decline, two centuries of momentum 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2018 • 37min
The Magic Number (EP.21)
A possible foray into business TV for Amazon, the most well-connected man in hedge funds, how to lie with surveys, your magic retirement number & 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 14, 2018 • 44min
Goodnight Moon (EP.20)
The flash correction in stocks, why most people need financial advice more than investment advice, our children's book recommendations & 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 7, 2018 • 38min
Brothers from Another Mother (EP.19)
How your job should fit into your investing decisions, our thoughts on Jim Cramer, misconceptions about share buybacks and 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 28, 2018 • 42min
The Closet Indexer (EP.18)
Takeaways from the latest Warren Buffett shareholder letter, the potential baby boomer retirement crisis, how millennials should think about retirement 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 21, 2018 • 39min
Phony Happiness (EP.17)
Why our memories play tricks on us in the markets, the pros & cons of private equity, the permanent portfolio, scary market predictions and 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@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
