Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 4 hours 34 minutes
episode 268: Invest in What You Know
On today's show we discuss the recession debate, why the economy is so confusing right now, calling a stock market bottom (or not), the tech stock comeback, earnings season and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s...
Listener Mailbag
On today's show we answer questions straight from the listeners with some help from Rocket Dollar's Henry Yoshida. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free...
Looking Back at the Crypto Meltdown
On today's show, we get an update on crypto from Meow CEO Brandon Arvanaghi and take a look at what happened with the recent crypto meltdowns. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like...
episode 267: Redefining a Recession
On today's show we discuss why the middle class is getting squeezed, why it's so hard to define what a recession is, boring stocks are outperforming, the size of the housing market, why negotiating will be making a comeback, spending time alone and...
Talk Your Book: Investing in Whiskey and Wine
On today's Talk Your Book we spoke with Vinovest founder Anthony Zhang about investing in spirits. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot us an...
What's Going On at BlockFi?
On today's show we spoke with Zac Prince from BlockFi to discuss everything that's going on with the company and the crypto space in general. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like...
episode 266: Extreme Cost Cutting
On today's show we discuss peaking inflation, confused banks, whys stocks are the best inflation hedge, and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel...
Talk Your Book: Real Estate & Innovation
On today's show we talked with Fundrise founder Ben Miller about the real estate industry as well as the firm's new tech fund. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And...
episode 265: Volatility Hits Main Street
On today's show we discuss stocks for the long run, Elon's Twitter debacle, the labor market vs. inflation, the number of cycles we've experienced since the pandemic, peak inflation and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... ...
Talk Your Book: The State of Commodities
On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Sal Gilbertie from Teucrium about the state of agricultural commodities. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot...