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/
687 episodes transcribedThe most common ages in the US and what it means for the markets, micro bubbles in tech stocks, Amazon's Field of Dreams moment, Peter Lynch's stock p...
Morgan Housel joins this week as guest host to discuss venture capital, annoying finance phrases, Disney vs. Netflix, Tesla, Jeff Bezos and much more....
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...
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 di...
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...
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...
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...
The flash correction in stocks, why most people need financial advice more than investment advice, our children's book recommendations & more. Find...
How your job should fit into your investing decisions, our thoughts on Jim Cramer, misconceptions about share buybacks and more. Find complete shown...
Takeaways from the latest Warren Buffett shareholder letter, the potential baby boomer retirement crisis, how millennials should think about retiremen...
Why our memories play tricks on us in the markets, the pros & cons of private equity, the permanent portfolio, scary market predictions and more. ...
On this week's show, we discuss our thoughts on the market correction, why there's been nowhere to hide from the losses, the narratives surrounding th...
On this week's show we discuss the current market sell-off, the hidden risks in alternative investments, why women make better financial decisions tha...
On this week's show we debate whether the Fed has really been punishing savers, take a step back and admire the current bull market, talk about the be...
On this week's show, we offer career advice to a young person starting out in finance, discuss our rules for writing effectively, talk about the crazi...
On this week's show, we discuss the prospects for a melt-up in the stock market, look back at the long history of bubbles in stocks, try to figure out...
On today's show, we discuss what to do if you've been sitting in cash during the bull market, go through Ben's latest portfolio changes, do some myth-...
On today's show we talk about how the new tax reform will impact your paycheck next year, why happiness declines for most people until they hit their...
We discuss some passages from Michael's old trading diary, the reason Millennials should be praying for poor market returns, why you should read more...
On today's show, we discuss Jack Bogle's dire warnings for pension funds, why women make better investors than men, how financial advisors can give go...
