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Animal Spirits Podcast episodes

October 17, 2018 The Healthy Correction (EP.51)
The current market correction, the myth of the 401k market floor, the problem with 401k loans, the downfall of Sears, the massive size of the student loan market, what's holding back young homebuyers, value investing in taxi medallions, Amazon wants to know when you're sick, who benefits from HSAs and much more.

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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense

Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor

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34 min
October 10, 2018 A Committee of Geniuses (EP.50)
The rise of social media in finance, reflections on the humble beginnings of this podcast, the case for investing in bonds, more hedge funds closing, your children are eating your retirement savings, the myth of short-termism by public companies, Amazon's minimum wage, Fed cartoons, the relentless bid and much more.

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41 min
October 03, 2018 Buy the Housing Dip (EP.49)
The new Howard Marks book on cycles, why super-investors may not be as helpful as you think, how the first Vanguard index fund was run by a part-time worker, SoftBank's lofty tech aspirations, choosing the right asset allocation for your portfolio, our beef with surveys, the fraud of the week, when to buy a house and much more.

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37 min
September 26, 2018 Looming Disaster (EP.48)
Bond market losses, why stocks diversify bonds, pot stocks & mini bubbles, Amazon's new microwave, the massive decline in world poverty, parallels to the 1990s, why retirement calculators aren't perfect but can still be useful and much more.

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38 min
September 19, 2018 Borrowing From the Future (EP.47)
Taking financial advice from billionaires, Ray Dalio's work on debt cycles, how to think about government debt levels, why it's so hard to quantify the true amount in index funds, millennial banking habits, shrinking hedge funds, investing in foreign markets during a U.S. recession and much more.

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38 min
September 12, 2018 How the Financial Crisis Affected Millennials (EP.46)
How the financial crisis impacted young people, why the Fed pays attention to the 1970s, AQR's recent struggles, the difference between insurance and investing, how much money you'll spend in retirement, Kevin Garnett's accountant, Rusty the stock-picking bull and much more.

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41 min
September 05, 2018 Do We Need a Recession? (EP.45)
The FIRE movement, why you're paying so little for stuff, the private jet college tour, the new technology sector, bounties on new brokers, why celebrities are terrible with their money and much more.

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34 min
August 29, 2018 When Hitler Took Cocaine (EP.44)
What 8 different market indicators are telling us, the growth of the intangible economy, chart crime sell signals, the decline in high schoolers playing football, the poor performance of managed futures funds, a bad idea by Chicago, can indexing become too popular and much more.

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40 min
August 22, 2018 Why Andy Dufresne Would Make a Good Money Manager (EP.43)
On this week's show we're joined by Morgan Housel. We discuss Elon Musk's surprising announcement, the odds we give Tesla for going private, the bubble prospects in venture capital, the impressive rise of Tinder, Peloton & Slack, is loss aversion a fallacy, which fictional character we would pick to manage our money and much more.

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33 min
August 15, 2018 Funding Secured (EP.42)
Elon Musk's bizarre tweets, the types of companies that typically go private, why stock buybacks aren't to blame for the wealth gap, why housing plays such a large role in the finances of the middle class, the prospects for gold going out of style for good, Amazon's private clothing brand, the usefulness of the CAPE ratio as a timing indicator and much more.

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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense

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34 min

About Animal Spirits Podcast

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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…