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- On episode 488, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the bull market in earnings, the bear case for AI, defining the AI bubble, the 1987 crash, the best AI hedge, why the labor market remains strong, consumers keep spending money, luxury real estate is booming, why old people are so wealthy, how to fix Netflix, Norm Macdonald and more.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Matt Kaufman from Calamos to discuss: generating income in your portfolio outside of bonds, alternative yields sources, how to spend more money in retirement, creating a sustainable withdrawal strategy and more.
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Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here:
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Tim McCourt of CME Group to discuss: how single stock futures work, 23/5 trading hours, leverage, hedging 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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Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here:
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - On episode 487, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: AI debt concerns, Coreweave's Rocky IV moment, the 2020s appetite for risk, the Railway boom analogy, carnage under the surface of the stock market, the average stock this year, valuations are falling everywhere, how the stock market has changed, the lottery tickets that didn't hit, billionaires giving away money, baby boomers don't want to pay property taxes and more.
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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense
Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor
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Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management.
The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Lance Humphrey from Victory Capital to discuss: why factors like value and momentum are stronger when combined, some red flags when performing due diligence on quantitative strategies, the right number of holdings for an active strategy and more.
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Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense
Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor
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Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here:
https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/
The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers.
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