Animal Spirits Podcast

Ben reads a chapter from his new book, Everything You Need to Know About Saving For Retirement.

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On today's show we talked with Jason Barsema, co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing, an online marketplace for structured products, annuities, and buffered ETFs.

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On this wee's show we discuss bitcoin vs. gold, billionaires and the minimum wage, there is no perfect number for your savings goals, the downside of FIRE, why credit card debt it falling, the pros and cons of Robinhood on investor habits, Ben's new book about saving for retirement and more.

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A few weeks ago on a Zoom conference call, Michael was asked "Is Robinhood good for investors?"

In this episode, Michael shares how this question caused him to think more deeply about his answer. 

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On today's Talk Your Book we chat with BlockFi CEO Zac Prince about all things Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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On this week's show we talk about the bitcoin bull market, the generational wealth gap, who owes all the student loan debt, why poor people still buy luxury goods, investing in TikTok mansions, young people entering the housing market and more.

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On today's show, Michael and Ben talk with Rusty Vanneman, Chief Investment Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions about all things related to direct indexing.

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On this week's show we discuss vaccine Mondays, why the market doesn't care about increasing cases, what's the best age to die, making emergency funds obsolete, too much cash on the sidelines and more.

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Ben looks at one of the hardest problems for most people when it comes to building wealth -- regularly saving money and shows why $20/month could be worth more than you think.

And he has an announcement for his all new book about saving for retirement.

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Ben and I are trying something new.

Once or twice a week we're going to read a blog post and drop it in Animal Spirits. If you like it, we'll keep going, if not, we'll stop.

The first post from Michael was inspired by Josh Brown and Brian Portnoy's new book "How I Invest My Money"

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