Animal Spirits: Winners of the Financial Crisis

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

  • How the financial crisis benefitted private equity
  • How many tech unicorns will go bust?
  • How much longer are companies staying private?
  • Quants are taking over the markets
  • Did Michael stick with his Whole 30 diet?
  • How much should you give your children for an allowance?
  • Why anecdotes tell us nothing about the overall economy
  • How low can the unemployment rate go?
  • Why are so many young people getting married later in life?
  • Why Fidelity is the Microsoft of asset management
  • Even with zero-fee trading, financial firms will still find other ways to make money
  • How many adults in the US finished a book last year?

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