On episode 225 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss supply chain problems, buying Christmas presents early, why progress requires inflation, how investors have been spoiled, housing affordability in the United States, Zillow's problems buying houses, and much more! Today's Animal Spirits is presented by Liftoff®, an automated…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:30 - Belief vs Cash Flow - Bitcoin retakes $50,000, which makes it... more attractive than…
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan Egan, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: economic growth after Delta, excessive bubble talk, the Betterment platform, when investors freak out, Beijing's behavioral finance, fractional shares and direct indexing, target date funds, what offices are good for, live-streaming Ray-bans,…
On episode 224 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Rich Dad Poor Dad, why bailouts are here to stay, Cathie Wood really likes treasuries, sports gambling hits the mainstream, options are enormous, how much it costs for a down payment, and more! Today's Animal Spirits is presented…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ► Yields Screaming Higher - Higher yields mean that tech stocks are getting smoked and cyclicals are going bananas.…
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Caleb Silver, Jenny Harrington, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the return of volatility, the Fed and tapering, dividend stocks, Investopedia data, how Build Back Better could impact investors, junk bonds and the search for yield, young men opting out…
On episode 223 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the newest market crisis du jour (Evergrande), what's holding down bond yields, the crypto narrative that doesn't hold water, America's day care system is broken, how much is too much of a downpayment, and much more! This episode…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts. See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:34 - Evergrande - "I guess now’s the time to panic about the Chinese property market." ►11:33…
In this segment from episode 15 of "The Compound and Friends," Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, Haley Sacks and Dan Nathan discuss market dips, back to school, Robinhood vs Uber, 24-hour trading, and more! This episode is brought to you by Rocket Dollar. Visit http://rocketdollar.com/compound to get $50 off at sign…
On episode 222 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the problem with historical analogs in finance, the biggest stocks in the stock market, why financial manias persist, why stablecoins earn such high rates of interest, the education gap between men and women, why U.S. home prices aren't…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts! See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:44 - Uh Oh, the Economy is Topping - Economic optimism tanks as markets tread near all-time…
In this segment from episode 14 of "The Compound and Friends," Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, Leanna Haakons and Tom Lydon discuss asset allocation, the SEC, Bitcoin ETFs, El Salvador and more! This episode is brought to you by Rocket Dollar. Visit http://rocketdollar.com/compound to get $50 off at sign up. Subscribe…
On episode 221 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the early days of the podcast, boring bull markets, Ray Dalio's performance issues, how wealth and demographics are impacting interest rates, why bitcoin matters, Ben's week with Covid, and more! This episode is brought to you by Vinovest.…
In this segment from episode 13 of "The Compound and Friends," Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, Amelia Garland and Delano Saporu discuss market tops, travel agents, the world of RIA's, the crackdown on gamification and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. Visit https://www.polymarket.co/CompoundShow and use referral code "Compound"…
On episode 220 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss a Covid outbreak for Ben, the shifting risk appetite for young people, getting rich overnight has never been easier, why money supply is not inflation, the labor shortage hitting close to home, and more! This episode is brought…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts! See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:50 - Paulson's Crypto Take - “I would describe cryptocurrencies as a limited supply of nothing.” ►10:18…
On episode 219 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the pros and cons of the CFA, tales of Michael's old job interviews, seeing both sides of the NFT boom, why moving money in crypto is still so complex, people working two jobs remotely, why we're taking money…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Ben Carlson for another round of What Are Your Thoughts! See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►02:25 - Secret Inflation Target - "The Fed is still going to be loose even when QE…
In this segment from episode 12 of "The Compound and Friends," Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and Cardiff Garcia discuss Fed Chair Jerome Powell, normalizing inflation, what goes into making a podcast and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. Visit https://www.polymarket.co/CompoundShow and use referral code "Compound" to get…
On episode 218 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Ben turning 40, the scorching hot NFT market, permabears, transitory inflation signals, shortages in the economy, the relativity of rich, and more! This episode is brought to you by BlockFi. To learn more about BlockFi, visit: http://blockfi.com/animalspiritscc Check…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts! See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:44 - Ethereum $5,000 - Josh doesn't usually give price targets, but when he does, they are…
In this segment from episode 11 of "The Compound and Friends," Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, Allison Schrager, and Sam Ro discuss the economy, inflation, what's going on with China and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. Visit https://www.polymarket.co/CompoundShow and use referral code "Compound" to get your first…
On episode 217 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss investor behavior, meme stock pushback, what is wrong with gold, why crypto isn't crashing despite more regulation, canceling student loan interest, Michael's trip to the casino, and more! This episode is brought to you by BlockFi. To learn…
Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts! Tune in to see Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:52 - The Everything Rally - Tom Lee from Fundstrat says to buy anything you can…