Animal Spirits: The Dumbest Trade War

On today’s show we discuss the financial impact of tariffs, why AI could save the stock market, market return assumptions for the next decade, the Vanguard Effect, levered ETFs, AI Ben, crypto is not a tariff hedge, using Bitcoin instead of a 529 plan, the remodeling boom, peer pressure from friends to go skiing and much more.

Talk Your Book: Bitcoin for Anyone

On today’s show, we are joined by Matt Kaufman, SVP, Head of ETFs at Calamos to discuss using downside protection for cash, understanding caps and buffers using Bitcoin, the Bitcoin options market coming online, how 24hr crypto trading affects the market, and much more!

Animal Spirits: Your Budget Sucks

On today’s show we discuss Future Proof Citywide in Miami, the DeepSeek rug pull on Nvidia, what this means for the Mag 7 stocks, the most beloved bear market of all-time, Howard Marks on why this isn’t a bubble (yet), hedge fund fees, leveraged ETFs, the price of eggs, hiring a private chef, a young couple’s monthly budget in Brooklyn and more.