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Is $1 Million a Lot of Money? (EP.399)

2025/2/12
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Ben Carlson
一位专注于投资教育和策略的金融专家,通过博客和播客分享投资见解。
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Michael Batnick
作为 Ritholtz Wealth Management 的管理合伙人和研究总监,Michael Batnick 是一位知名的投资专家和播客主持人。
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我认为纸吸管是史上最糟糕的发明之一,它们根本无法正常使用。 近期的民调结果越来越没有意义,我对此感到困惑。 美国不再是一个小企业之国,大部分美国人现在为大型企业工作,这与80年代、90年代和21世纪初的情况大相径庭。大型连锁超市的出现挤压了小型杂货店的生存空间,这是经济发展中的一个必然趋势。 大型企业在员工福利方面做得更好,例如提供更完善的医疗保险和退休金计划。从整体来看,大型企业带来的好处多于坏处,它们通常支付更高的工资,提供更多的培训机会,并且减少了偷工减料等不良行为,也提供了更多向上流动的机会。 对于年轻人在金融领域求职,我的建议是:先去大型金融公司学习,积累经验,然后再考虑创业。

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The podcast explores the significant shift in employment from small businesses to large corporations and its implications for workers.
  • 53% of Americans now work for businesses with over 500 employees, a shift from the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Large corporations are seen to offer better benefits and more upward mobility than small businesses.
  • Politicians in the 1980s and 1990s favored larger corporations for their efficiency and economic benefits.
  • Microbreweries and small restaurants are still thriving despite the decline in small businesses.

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On episode 399 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick) and Ben Carlson) discuss: the shrinking number of small businesses, the stock market chart of the decade, why excess capital investment in technology leads to booms/busts, the tech sector will lead to the next financial crisis, making the case for European stocks, baby boomers still rule the day, the relentless bid from 401k investors, timing the housing market, $1.2 million in credit card debt and much more.

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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense)

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