Animal Spirits Podcast

Latest Episodes:

A Random Watch Down Wall Street: Boiler Room Dec 09, 2019

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On this episode Michael and Ben rewatch the Wall Street classic, Boiler Room to discuss how things have changed in the industry since 2000, early Microsoft millionaires, cold-calling stock pitches and much more.

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It's What It Is (EP.115) Dec 04, 2019

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On this week's show we discuss the coming generational wealth transfer, some good economic news, The Irishman, too many contrarians, hedge fund money, investment banking as a career, 529 investing, one of the best things about parenting and much more.

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Talk Your Book: Elimination Alpha – How to XOUT Your Portfolio Losers Dec 02, 2019

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On this edition of Talk Your Book we chatted with Will Rhind and David Barse about the new GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF and thinking about finding winners by avoiding losers in your portfolio.

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The Nastiest, Hardest Problem in Finance (EP.114) Nov 27, 2019

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On this week's show we discuss scale in the asset management business, Robloncho and Cybertruck reviews, the biggest worries in the real estate market, the student loan-like problem for young people and much more.

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Talk Your Books: Value & Momentum with Jack & Wes Nov 25, 2019

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On this edition of Talk Your Book, we spoke with Alpha Architect's Wes Gray and Jack Vogel about value and momentum strategies and how they developed their investing process.

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Worst Call Ever? (EP.113) Nov 20, 2019

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On this week's show we discuss our initial thoughts on Disney+, staying bearish on Netflix since 2002, tech adoption, Google checking accounts, Armageddon calls, the social media era, influencer fraud, new customers from free trades, measurables in advertising, home prices vs. interest rates vs. William Shatner and much more.

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Talk Your Book: Defined Outcome Strategies with Jason Barsema of Halo Investing Nov 18, 2019

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On this edition of Talk Your Book we had Jason Barsema from Halo Investing on to discuss the structured products market, how they're trying to make them more transparent, the pros and cons of structured products, best use cases for advisors and much more.

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I've Never Used an Emoji (EP.112) Nov 13, 2019

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On this week's show we discuss the growth in auto loans, denominator blindness in debt statistics, experts on an earlier version of the world, the one-percenters, timing value stocks, infinite leverage, more surveys and much more.

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Talk Your Book: Coaching the Yankees Nov 11, 2019

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On this Talk Your Book we sat down with Dana Cavalea, former strength & conditioning coach for the New York Yankees to discuss his book Habits of Champion and how he got the job of a lifetime at age 23.

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Talk Your Book: Greg Zuckerman on Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies Nov 07, 2019

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On today's Talk Your Book we talked with Greg Zuckerman about his new book The Man Who Solved the Market. We covered how Jim Simons built the greatest track record ever, lessons all investors can take away from Simons, how Ren Tech does it, the process of writing this book and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation.

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