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 3 hours 3 minutes
episode 208: Permanent Stimulus
On this week's show we discuss why crypto is sucking the air out of the room for investor attention, the future of bear markets, the insane cost of building a new home, meme stocks, the impact of stimulus checks, how to spend your money wisely and...
Talk Your Book: The Commodity Supercycle
On today's Talk Your Book we spoke with Direxion's Ed Egilinsky about the potential for a commodities supercycle and why it makes sense to be tactical when it comes to commodities exposure. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben...
episode 207: And Then I Got Scammed
Description: On this week's show we discuss the king of SPACs, how the internet broke people's brains, Guy Fieri, the promise of crypto, the history of money market funds, how the rent vs. buy dynamic has changed in a hot housing market,...
episode 206: Listener Mailbag
On today's show we answer listener questions on real estate, asset allocation, where to save retirement money, dealing with big gains in individual stocks and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael...
episode 205: The Worst Time To Buy a Home
On 's show we discuss Tesla vs. Ford, the Robinhood effect, why markets make volatility worse, trying to explain what DeFi is, the Frankenstein economy, why this is the worst time ever to be a home buyer, the greatest of Joe Pesci and...
Talk Your Book: The Case for Investing in Farmland
On 's show, the guys talk to Carter Malloy of Acre Trader about the investment opportunities in farmland. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot us an email at ...
episode 204: A Shortage of Everything
On 's show we discuss Elon Musk's crypto tweets, why bitcoin is falling, some context behind the inflation numbers, the weirdest economy ever, why used car prices spiked, what happened to comedies and much more. Find complete shownotes on...
Growth at a Reasonable Price
On 's show, the guys talk with Clay Gardner of Titan, an actively managed investment solution that is trying to disrupt mutual funds. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free...
episode 203: Bubbles Are Forever
On this week's show we discuss the huge miss in the job's report, why stock market valuations are so hard to use today, why we need to build more houses, the insane spike in lumber prices, the downfall of growth stocks, the most intimidating movie...
Talk Your Book: Is Art Recession-Proof?
On today's show, we talk with Scott Lynn about one of the best performing asset classes during the pandemic. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot us an email at with any...