Ben Carlson

Animal Spirits: What is Wealth?

On today’s show we discuss Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, Nvidia millionaires, financial voices you can safely ignore, housing affordability, what it takes to be considered wealthy, every generation thinks they have it bad, Michael’s college transcript and much more.

Talk Your Book: Finding Small Cap Diamonds in the Rough

On today’s show, we spoke with Brandon Nelson, Senior Portfolio Manager for Calamos to discuss Calamos’ favorite small cap sectors, why small caps have flown under the radar, understanding the relationship between momentum and fundamentals, profitability of small cap stocks, and much more!

Animal Spirits: Inflation or Price Gouging?

On today’s show we discuss what an average year in the stock market looks like, Seinfeld on consumers, why inflation is such a tricky concept, millennials are richer than you think, grocery stores are not the enemy, star fund managers, how demographics will help the housing market, sending your kids away to summer camp and much more.