On this week’s Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben we discuss: The upside to social media Zombie VC companies Podcasting at Wealth/Stack Bubbles and career risk Growth and value cycles Using credit card reward points Congress is coming for your IRA Translucent ETFs Could you win a point off Serena? Where couples meet these days…
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A Lesson in Portfolio Correlations
Stocks and bonds have a long-term correlation close to zero. Why that’s a good thing.
Talk Your Book: Agricultural Commodities
This week’s Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book is sponsored by Teucrium: We discuss: How ETFs work when futures are involved ETFs vs. ETNs Why commodities are typically better for tactical trades Where commodities fit within a portfolio How commodities can offset shocks to a stock portfolio The number one use for corn Who trades futures…
Lessons From the 10 Best Years in Stock Market History
What the 10 best years in U.S. stock market history can teach us about investing.
What’s in the box!? (The 7 Deadly Sins of Investing)
Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and Ben Carlson go through the litany of mistakes you can make with your money using the seven deadly sins as a jumping off point.
Trends That May End With The Baby Boomers
Which trends will deline in popularity as younger generations slowly take over for the baby boomers?
Animal Spirits: The Next Big Short?
Michael & Ben discuss everything they’ve been reading and watching lately including Michael’s theory on the next big short.
3 Ways to Decrease Your Portfolio’s Volatility
Simple ways to decrease the volatility in your portfolio without getting to complex.
Talk Your Book: The Acquirer’s Multiple
Today’s Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book is presented by The Acquirer’s Fund: We discuss: Deep value investing with Tobias Carlisle Valuing businesses from the perspective of a private equity firm Where did the 130/30 fund structure originate? Have the new growth stocks changed the game for value investing? Why you shouldn’t short stocks based on…
My Questions About Negative-Yielding Debt
I have more questions than answers about all the negative-yielding government debt in the world.
