In today’s edition, Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson and Downtown Josh Brown answer a very simple question that doesn’t necessarily have a simple answer. “Where should a new investor begin?
Ben Carlson
Which is Harder to Follow: Fitness Advice or Financial Advice?
The parallels between fitness and finance.
Animal Spirits: The Four Most Dangerous Words in Podcasting
Michael & Ben discuss what they’re reading, watching, listening to, and thinking about on this week’s new Animal Spirits podcast.
Why Do We Need Inflation?
A reader asks: Why do we need inflation? This is a good question because wouldn’t we all be better off if prices were to fall? It’s not always that easy.
Talk Your Book: Trading with MarketSmith
Michael & Ben sit down with Irusha Peiris of MarketSmith to discuss the psychology behind trading stocks & what’s required to pull it off.
What If Interest Rates Don’t Rise Again For a Long Time?
Josh Brown and Ben Carlson discuss a what-if about the potential ramifications if the cost of capital remains low for an extended period of time.
Some Good News For Retirement Savers For Once
A deep dive into Vanguard’s latest How America Saves report about how their defined contribution 401k savers are doing with their money.
David Swensen & a Target Date Fund Walk Into a Bar
Morningstar’s John Rekenthaler shared a wild statistic about Yale’s endowment fund in a piece published yesterday: The fund’s reputation, however, owes to its earlier accomplishments. In the 10 years from mid-2008 through mid-2018 (the latter being the date of the fund’s most recent report), Yale gained an annualized 7.4%. During that same time period, the…
Animal Spirits: Dad Cat Bounce
On this week’s Animal Spirits we discuss why housing is the most personal of finance topics, Peloton, electric scooters, Michael’s diet & much more.
When Does the Stock Market Go Up?
A reader asks: I read something this past week that, while I trust the source, it seems hard to comprehend, let alone believe… that virtually all of the nearly 30% gain in the S&P 500 since ‘17 has come outside of normal US market trading hours. More specifically, that since January ‘17 just 2% of…
