On today’s show, we are joined by Nick Frasse, Product Manager at VanEck and Angus Shillington, Deputy Portfolio Manager at VanEck to discuss NVDA vs everyone else, how the SMH is constructed, why other semiconductor companies are catching up, the issues at Intel, geopolitics and the semiconductor industry, and much more!
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Animal Spirits: Eff You Money
On today’s show we discuss the prospects for another 20% year in the stock market in 2025, the U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders, no one is predicting a recession anymore, Hussman is still predicting a crash, why retail traders underperform, chart crimes, when money becomes a liability, when middle age hits and more.
Talk Your Book: Buy Low, Sell High in China
On today’s Talk Your Book we spoke to Brendan Ahern from KraneShares about Chinese tech stocks, historically low sentiment towards international stocks, US vs. China tech companies, stimulus measures in China and much more.
Animal Spirits: The Bears Capitulate
On today’s show, we discuss the 4 biggest types of investment mistakes, bears throwing in the towel, Bitcoin hitting $100K, more travel stories, the greatest family movie of all time, and much more.
Talk Your Book: Matching Longs with Shorts
On today’s show, we are joined by Mick Rasmussen, Portfolio Manager at Wasatch Global Investors to discuss how to construct a long/short portfolio, factors that make a good long vs a good short, how often the portfolio turns over, stock picking within small cap growth, and much more!
Animal Spirits: The Mother of All Bubbles
On today’s show we discuss US exceptionalism in markets and the economy, losing all of your retirement savings, yield sells, financial nihilism, the downfall of the CFA, the greatest trades of all-time, a 10 year outlook on housing prices, the bull market in podcasts on YouTube, the psychology of tipping and much more.
Talk Your Book: J.P. Morgan’s Guide to ETFs
On today’s show, we are joined by Jon Maier, Chief ETF Strategist and Shayan Hussain, Head of U.S. Investment Specialists at J.P. Morgan Asset Management to discuss the growth of ETF products, asset flows in and out of thematic ETFs, fixed income benchmarking, active investing with fixed income, and much more!
Animal Spirits: The Leverage Mania
On today’s show, we discuss great stock market returns so far for 2024, Bluesky vs X, the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy, when to sell Bitcoin, money in college athletics, a lightning round of vacation thoughts, and much more!
Talk Your Book: Animal Spirits Live
On today’s show, we are live from Chicago with Alex Morris, Chief Investment Officer of F/m Investments to discuss why investors are still crowded on the short end of the curve, thoughts on why rates went up following a Fed cut, why credit spreads have remained so tight, not taking advice from hedge fund managers, and much more!
Animal Spirits: Everyone in the Pool
On today’s show we discuss 7 years of Animal Spirits, the miracle of US equities, the wall of worry has fallen, S&P 10,000, massive ETF flows, vibes rule everything around me, are crypto winters a thing of the past, where the low housing price are, becoming a grandparent and much more.
