Ben Carlson

60/40 Portfolio Corrections, Bear Markets and Recoveries

A reader asks: I saved one of your articles that had some figures from all the bear markets since 1950 thru 2020 (was couple years ago). It had a table with the % drop at the trough, the number of days to the bottom, the date and number of days back up to breakeven, as…

Animal Spirits: There Will Never Be Another Warren Buffett

On today’s show we discuss Warren Buffett’s legacy, no one can guess where the market is going, a 9 day win streak for stocks, Americans love to buy the dip, the next recession is going to be wild, Wall Street is very bearish, retail is bullish, Bitcoin didn’t decouple yet, a housing market slowdown, the benefits of drinking and more.

Talk Your Book: The CLO Playbook

On today’s show, we are joined by Shiloh Bates, Partner and CIO of Flat Rock Global to discuss the relationship between income and volatility, how CLOs perform during recessions, what CLO equity is, what happens when loans default, characteristics to look at for CLO managers, and much more!