This week’s Animal Spirits with Michael & Ben is supported by YCharts: Mention Animal Spirits and receive 20% off your subscription price when you initially sign up for the service. We discuss: The insane run in Tesla’s stock price Understanding base rates when thinking about the future Bill Miller and Ray Dalio Why sports gambling is the new…
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Will Retiring Baby Boomers Crash the Stock Market?
Why fears of a stock market crash from droves of retiring baby boomers are overblown.
Talking Financial Fraud on The Compound
Talking Don’t Fall For It with Barry Ritholtz and Michael Batnick.
When Does the Federal Deficit Matter?
At what level does government debt become unsustainable?
The 5 Types of Retirement Savers
Thinking about saving for retirement from a number of different perspectives.
Putting the Next Market Downturn into Perspective
Back to the Future in the stock market when losses hit.
Animal Spirits: Apocalyptic Thinking
On this week’s Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben… We discuss: Kobe Bryant and learning to deal with death Why did boomers own so many more homes at a young age than millennials do now? Have zero trading commissions led to increased trading? Why has the turnover of stocks increased in recent decades? Reasons for…
What the 2020s Will Look Like For the Markets
Understanding the markets boils down to a combination of studying the past, analyzing the present and preparing for the future. The future part is always the tricky one because we have no idea what will happen when it comes to any of the most important variables. But we can set expectations based on the general…
The Man Who Tried to Sell the Eiffel Tower (Twice)
Some lessons in sales and trust from the man who tried to sell the Eiffel Tower twice.
Owning a Home is Not For Everyone
Pros and cons of homeownership.
