Animal Spirits Episode 27: Micro Bubbles

On this week’s Animal Spirits with Michael & Ben we discuss:

  • Is it time for Sell in May blog posts to go away?
  • By 2020 the top 10 most common ages in the U.S. will all be between 26 to 35.
  • Will Millennials and HGTV cause the next housing bubble?
  • Are tech stocks a micro bubble?
  • What is the working definition of a bubble anyway?
  • FANG stocks now make up almost 10% of the S&P 500.
  • Amazon is amazing but we need to solve the problem of too many boxes.
  • A cautionary tale about following your favorite star fund manager into an investment.
  • Why scary retirement stats don’t scare people into saving more.
  • Why good news often goes unnoticed.
  • Why fundamentals have driven most of the market’s gains since 2010.
  • How our parents shaped our views on personal finance and much more.

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