Animal Spirits Podcast

On today's show we talk with Corey Hoffstein of Newfound Research about all things tactical, including their new ETF, ROMO.

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On this week's show we discuss the economy Paul Volcker inherited at the Fed, a decade without a recession, how to raise kind children, the appeal of annuities, avoiding a mid-life crisis, banana art and much more.

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On this episode Michael and Ben rewatch the Wall Street classic, Boiler Room to discuss how things have changed in the industry since 2000, early Microsoft millionaires, cold-calling stock pitches and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the coming generational wealth transfer, some good economic news, The Irishman, too many contrarians, hedge fund money, investment banking as a career, 529 investing, one of the best things about parenting and much more.

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On this edition of Talk Your Book we chatted with Will Rhind and David Barse about the new GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF and thinking about finding winners by avoiding losers in your portfolio.

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On this week's show we discuss scale in the asset management business, Robloncho and Cybertruck reviews, the biggest worries in the real estate market, the student loan-like problem for young people and much more.

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On this edition of Talk Your Book, we spoke with Alpha Architect's Wes Gray and Jack Vogel about value and momentum strategies and how they developed their investing process.

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On this week's show we discuss our initial thoughts on Disney+, staying bearish on Netflix since 2002, tech adoption, Google checking accounts, Armageddon calls, the social media era, influencer fraud, new customers from free trades, measurables in advertising, home prices vs. interest rates vs. William Shatner and much more.

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On this edition of Talk Your Book we had Jason Barsema from Halo Investing on to discuss the structured products market, how they're trying to make them more transparent, the pros and cons of structured products, best use cases for advisors and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the growth in auto loans, denominator blindness in debt statistics, experts on an earlier version of the world, the one-percenters, timing value stocks, infinite leverage, more surveys and much more.

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On this Talk Your Book we sat down with Dana Cavalea, former strength & conditioning coach for the New York Yankees to discuss his book Habits of Champion and how he got the job of a lifetime at age 23.

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On this week's show we discuss the food delivery recession, demographic wars, why people are staying in their homes longer, why teens love TikTok, how Deadspin imploded, selling out at the top, Apple wearable growth, Ashton Kutcher's personal finance advice, The Irishman and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss company performance after a CEO leaves, never-ending finance arguments, what would happen if we banned buybacks, Elizabeth Warren's plans to break-up big corporations, Tesla as a sentiment barometer, why China matters more to Hollywood than the US, the glut of realtors and much more.

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On this edition of Talk Your Book we chatted with Eddy Elfenbein about his ETF, the buy list, passively investing in active stock picking, why it's so difficult to do nothing most of the time with your investments, fulcrum fees and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the never-ending death of the 60/40 portfolio, why it feels logical and irrational to invest overseas right now, why rich people continue to work, how Blockbuster blew it with Netflix, the Influencer bubble may be popping, a recession may not be on the horizon, the age people are the most unhappy, Paul Rudd and much more.

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On this week's episode we discuss the streaming wars, recession-proof businesses, the China-NBA clash, the power of Twitter, underwear economic indicators, credit vs. interest rates, the winner of the no-fee ETF war, Robinhood's foray into banking, finding a new role as a CFA, the greatest TV characters of all-time and much more.

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On this edition of Re-Kindled, Michael and Ben discuss Tipping Point, Blink, Talking to Strangers, pop psychology, and Malcolm Gladwell backlash.

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On this week's show we discuss how private equity came out so well from the financial crisis, what's changed in the private tech markets, algos controlling trading, how allowance to give your kids, why anecdotes don't tell the story about the economy, why Fidelity is the Microsoft of the asset management industry and more.

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On this week's episode we discuss momentum crashes, free trading for all, public vs. private markets, IPO performance, Goldman's foray into banking for the masses, healthcare inflation, rich people giving money to Ivy League schools, Shawshank what-ifs and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss Airbnb's need to IPO, WeWork's latest PR nightmare, rich people raising cash, why now is one of the hardest investing environments ever, do interest rates impact private markets, Disney Plus, why no one will ever buy Twitter, YouTube influencers, Jim Grant and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the passive bubble talk, private market bubble talk, credit cards, stocks vs the economy, people who own the market, Jeremy Renner's social media experiment, student loan forgiveness, and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss how flows affect the market, why there is no passive bubble, why small caps are always underfollowed, financial literacy differences between men and women, the Peloton IPO, why the Fed is not our savior, the Rock's singing voice, the new Chapelle, and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the finances of having kids, the best case scenario for the next recession, is anyone bullish right now, hedging out the end of the world, Michael's worst take ever, Ben's student loan story, Joe Rogan, trading options, the best book of the year so far and much more.

On this week's show we discuss the finances of having kids, the best case scenario for the next recession, is anyone bullish right now, hedging out the end of the world, Michael's worst take ever, Ben's student loan story, Joe Rogan, trading options, the best book of the year so far and much more.

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On this edition of Re-Kindled, Michael and Ben discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman.

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On this week's show we discuss yield curve inversions, why everyone is always predicting recessions, RV indicators, bonds are expensive, who buys negative rate bonds, our new noobwhale t-shirts, VC pump & dumps, how many people live paycheck-to-paycheck, fly swatters, social media cultures, money advice for people in their 20s and much more.

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On today’s animal Spirits Talk Your Book, Michael and Ben talk to Clay Gardner of titan invest. Titan is on a mission to democratize hedge fund investing. Go to titanvest.com for more information.

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On this week's show we discuss what to make of negative interest rates, who is buying these bonds with negative rates, the new Apple credit card, the growth in takeout food, why fly swatters can't be disrupted, how Planet Fitness hacked human nature to build a giant gym business, why fewer people are going to the movies every year, why millennials have no friends, what asset will be the best performer over the next 10 years and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss how stocks have reacted to past Fed rate cuts, why is the stock market falling, why aren't there more unicorn companies in Japan, nature vs. nurture in your finances, why Michael bought a Peloton, Noobwhale t-shirts, can sovereign bonds really be in a bubble, CBD gyms, why people never feel rich, a rule of thumb on when to refinance, Amazon is getting into real estate, the most popular sandwiches and much more.

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On this edition of Re-Kindled we discuss Philip Tetlock's masterpiece on prediction, Superforecasting.

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On this week's show we discuss intellectual shaming, power laws in the stock market, the insane number of stocks that end up losers, why are fewer people driving minivans, what would happen if the USD lost reserve currency status, will there ever be negative interest rates in the US, why you should never borrow money from a friend and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss why are fewer people subscribing to Netflix, will we ever really reach peak podcast, how many people own their home outright, what is the chance your home will go down in value over 5 years, Elizabeth Warren's plan to rein in Wall Street, Mira Sorvino's thoughts on the stock market, Ray Dalio's thoughts on the coming paradigm shift, a boglehead's risk parity strategy on steroids & much more.

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On this week's show we discuss the upside to social media, zombie VC companies, podcasting at Wealth/Stack, bubbles and career risk, using credit card reward points, where couples meet these days, the contradictory nature of having skin in the game, influencing and side hustling is hard, why specializing in sports could lead to more injuries and much more

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On this week's Talk Your Book, Michael and Ben sat down with Sal Gilbertie, CEO and founder of Teucrium Trading, an ETF provider of agricultural commodities products.

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On this week's show we discuss does all the high-frequency trading at the start and end of the day matter, what trends will die off with the baby boomer generation, is Rich Dad, Poor Dad real, visualizing wealth inequality, Walmart's competition with Amazon, are banks a big short again, why did valuations get so low during the late-70s/early-80s, why does the government charge such high rates on student loan debt?, celebrating saving milestones and much more.

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On this episode of Talk Your Book, we talk with Toby Carlisle, portfolio manager of the new Acquirer's Fund ETF about deep value investing.

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On this week's show we discuss why comedy movies are dying, therapy for social media, lower rates on savings accounts, Amazon as a shipping company, negative yielding debt, context around student loan debt, bank overdraft fees, how many Americans can do one push-up, the best books we've read in a long time and much more.

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On this week's Talk Your Book, Michael & Ben sat down with Vincent De Martel of Invesco to discuss how institutional investors are using factor investment strategies and what this means for the space going forward.

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On this week's show we discuss why Michael is getting back into trading, Facebook's new cryptocurrency, is it a good thing more professional investors are buying up starter homes, should Vanguard get into private equity, why Harry Dent says there will be a depression in the year 2073, can you really use demographics to predict the markets, how many people cry after selling their home, why it's better to peak late in your career, why the 1990s had much better movies than we do now and much more.

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On this week's show we discuss are there more unicorns now because there's more money in venture capital, why we're bullish on the next gen of retirement savers, Mary Meeker's most important trends on the Internet, is the personal finance industry a scam, what works better -- fitness advice or finance advice, is QE all psychological, will Social Security run out of money, why do we need inflation at all and much more.

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Michael & Ben sat down with Irusha Peiris to discuss the psychology behind trading, why it's so difficult to become a full-time trader, the types of stocks that can be big winners over time and much more.

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On this week's episode we discuss our chart crime of the year candidate, the staggering amount of student loan debt, managing money for NBA players, paying for time, why the home buying decision is so personal, contradictory bubble data, does anyone need an MBA, is Chernobyl the best show ever and much more.

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On today's Talk Your Book, Michael & Ben sat down with Chris Burbach & Alexi Panagiotakopoulos to discuss investing in REITs and their new net lease REIT ETF.

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On today's show we talk about the influencer bubble, causes of death, peak smart phone, and the intelligence of the bond market. 

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Re-Kindled is a show where Michael and Ben discuss some of the best finance books ever written. On this episode of Re-Kindled Michael and Ben go through some of the lessons, passages, and funny anecdotes from Where Are The Customers' Yachts by Fred Schwed.

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On this week's show we discuss the unraveling of Tesla, what it takes to be in the top 1% of podcasts, where do people listen to podcasts, what Michael learned from creating a financial plan, why the fixed costs matter more than the variable costs in your budget, why workers are fleeing big cities, should parents charge rent when their adult kids move back home, the problem with checking your portfolio performance, some thoughts on annuities, would the market be lower without buybacks, raising cash for a down payment and much more.

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On today's Talk Your Book we sat down with Brodie Gay of Unison to discuss the difficulty of coming up with a down payment on a house, why it could make sense to share in the upside of your home, the investment opportunity in residential real estate, why real estate will play such a pivotal role in most people's retirement plans and why leveraging the roof over your head can be so dangerous.

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On this week's show we discuss why dividends are underrated, the billionaire paying off student loans, Goldman Sachs buying United Capital, the curious case of WeWork, ETFs that pay you, struggling to figure out your career, where dead cat bounce comes from, why Michael Lewis is wrong about HFT & much more.

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On today's Talk Your Book we had Jeremy Schwartz of WisdomTree on the show to discuss the firm's dividend strategies, the rise of tax-deferred accounts, currency hedging, improving the 60/40 portfolio, investing overseas, and much more.

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