Episodes
March 26, 2022
NFTs
On today's show we speak with Audiograph's Quinn Stearns about start-ups, founding a company, creating communities for podcasts and why we made Animal Spirits NFTs. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael...
March 23, 2022
Can the Markets Cause a Recession (EP.249)
On this week's show we discuss the crazy moves in interest rates, mortgage rates going much higher, how to think about bond yields right now, why the U.S. consumer will keep spending even with higher prices, the housing market is very unhealthy right...
March 21, 2022
Listener Mailbag
On today's show we clean out the inbox to answer questions from the listeners about Roth IRAs, producing content, international diversification, asset allocation, leveraged ETFs and more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben...
March 16, 2022
Is a Recession Bullish For Tech Stocks? (EP.248)
On today's show we discuss the probability for a recession, crazy commodities prices, housing as a commodity, rising mortgage rates, why dogs are so awesome, the new Batman movie and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben...
March 14, 2022
Talk Your Book: How Advisors Can Manage 401k Accounts
On today's Talk Your Book we spoke with Dave Goldman from Pontera about helping advisors manage held away accounts for clients. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel...
March 12, 2022
Talk Your Book: The Craziest Commodities Market Ever
On today's special edition of Talk Your Book, we spoke with Sal Gilbertie from Teucrium Agriculture ETFs about what's going on in the commodities market. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s ...
March 9, 2022
More Sellers Than Buyers (EP.247)
On this week's show we discuss a bear market brewing in the stock market, the stock market now vs. 1900, the impact of higher gas prices on consumer sentiment, crazy commodities prices, energy stocks, housing prices and more. Find complete...
March 5, 2022
The Financial Rails of the Future
On today's show we spoke with Meow co-founder Brandon Arvanaghi about how companies and advisors can earn higher yields on their cash in crypto. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us...
March 2, 2022
A Moral Margin Call (EP.246)
On today's show we discuss investing during a war, the biggest questions we have right now, why it's impossible to predict the future, the rising potential for a financial crisis, how to win during a market correction and more. Find complete...
Feb. 23, 2022
The Craziest Housing Market Ever (EP.245)
On today's Animal Spirits, we discuss the growth stock sell-off getting real, differences between now and the end of the dot-com bubble, why savings account yields aren't going up yet, inequality in the housing market, the best time to buy a house and...
Feb. 21, 2022
Talk Your Book: Managing Risk Like an Actuary
On today's Talk Your Book, we had Julian Koski from New Age Alpha back on to explain the H Factor and how it helps evaluate individual stocks. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on...
Feb. 19, 2022
Starting a Crypto Hedge Fund
On today's show we spoke with Leigh Drogen from Starkiller Capital about starting a crypto hedge fund. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot us an...
Feb. 16, 2022
Boomflation or a Recession? (EP.244)
On this week's show we discuss the latest inflation numbers, the Fed's conundrum, why corporations have the upper hand with inflation, bullish on Disney, BlockFi's SEC fine and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben...
Feb. 9, 2022
Inflation at Disney World (EP.243)
On today's show we talk about the huge moves after earnings, why people don't change their consumption habits, Ben's trip to Disney World, and much more Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on ...
Feb. 7, 2022
Talk Your Book: Disruption as an Asset Class
On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Kristof Gleich and Spenser Lerner from Harbor Capital about owning and managing portfolios with innovation stocks. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on...
Feb. 2, 2022
Stocks Work Best at Night (EP.242)
On today's show we discuss the market correction, why stock-picking is so difficult, small caps in a bear market, Bitcoin to $1 million, the Fed inverting the yield curve and more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael...
Jan. 31, 2022
Listener Mailbag
On today's episode we answer questions from the listeners with a little help from Rocket Dollar CEO Henry Yoshida. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel free to shoot us an email at...
Jan. 26, 2022
A Lightning Fast Correction (EP.241)
On this week's show we discuss what we love about market corrections, why people assume they can guess what comes next with the stock market, parallels between the growth stock sell-off and the end of the Go-Go Years, the crypto crash and much more....
Jan. 19, 2022
25 Million New Brokerage Accounts (EP.240)
On this week's show we discuss the retail investor takeover of the stock market, ARKK's performance woes, the impact of higher mortgage rates on the housing market, peak Silicon Valley and more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s ...
Jan. 17, 2022
Talk Your Book: Investing in Sustainability
On today's Talk Your Book we spoke with Jim Madden from Calamos Investments about ESG investing and how it's changing the investment landscape. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on ...
Jan. 12, 2022
Is the Fed Trapped? (EP.239)
On today's show we discuss 3 bearish scenarios for the stock market, why the Fed could be in a tight spot, growth stocks getting wrecked, the next step for NFTs, critics vs. the audience on Rotten Tomatoes and much more. Find complete shownotes...
Jan. 10, 2022
Talk Your Book: Options Are Eating the Stock Market
On today's show we had Paul Kim from Simplify ETFs back on to discuss how RIAs are dealing with a low interest rate environment, dipping your toe into crypto, using options and leverage responsibly in a portfolio and more. Find complete...
Jan. 5, 2022
Why The Bull Market Could Last a Lot Longer (EP.238)
On today's show we discuss the year that was in the stock market for 2021, why people hate the Fed so much, Michael's predictions for the year, why the bull market could continue to run, stock market FUD, Disney's new movie formula and much more....
Jan. 1, 2022
Howard Lindzon Unplugged
On today's special episode we speak with Howard Lindzon about his career, the state of venture capital today and what it's like investing in start-ups. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s Michael Batnick’s Like us on And feel...