Ben Carlson

Animal Spirits: The Bankrupt Barber

This week’s Animal Spirits with Michael & Ben is sponsored by YCharts: Mention Animal Spirits and receive 20% off your subscription price when you initially sign up for the service. We discuss: How stocks have reacted to past Fed rate cuts There’s always a bull market somewhere Why is the stock market falling? Why aren’t there more unicorn…

Cheap Money vs. Investor Psychology

One of the biggest misconceptions about the Fed’s monetary policy is that low interest rates immediately cause investors to speculate or take on more debt. It would be silly to argue there hasn’t been any yield-chasing or excess risk-taking in recent years but there is a big difference between interest rate levels and credit (or…

Animal Spirits: Rush to the Exits

On this week’s Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben we discuss: Solar shaming Power laws in the stock market The insane number of stocks that end up losers The stealth king of the passive bubble Why a “rush for the exits” is a poor investment thesis Why are fewer people driving minivans? What would happen…