Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as
Zillow's new home-flipping venture, putting auto loan delinquencies into perspective, rising studen
On this week's show we discuss how index funds can differentiate themselves in a crowded field, how
Amazon vs. Apple, banning stock buybacks to decrease inequality, how much pensions and endowments s
Cash pouring into money market funds, how markets have changed over the past 200 years, does the US
The passing of Jack Bogle, interesting stories from his latest book, how to budget your money effec
WeWork's rough patch, why Sears was the Amazon of their day, the relationship between mortgage rate
The record outflows from stock mutual funds, what a bear market means for the wealth management ind
Steve Mnuchin's bizarre statement on the health of the banks, huge swings in the market from day-to
the downturn in stocks, is a recession imminent, how often stocks go into a bear market but not a r
On this week's Talk Your Book we discuss why market cap weighting is so hard to beat
On this week's show we discuss Robinhood's checking & savings debacle, do Millennials care abou
We discuss US outperformance over foreign stocks, comparing valuations across countries and markets
Are we in the late cycle, why every correction always feels different, why losses this year are per
On this week's how we discuss Michael's CNBC appearances, the FIRE movement, making your savings la
We speak with Will Rhind of Graniteshares about the reasons to invest in commodities, expected retu
Why monetizing content is so difficult, the myth of passive income, is it even possible to sell out
The 40-year history of the 401k, why the retirement system is far from perfect, the problem with ca
Universal basic income, the cost of paying every citizen $1,000/month, the perfect hedge fund, the l
A timetable for the next bear market, what impact the mid-term elections have on the markets, how m
The one thing we're certain of about the markets going forward, why volatility begets more volatili
