Episodes

On this weeks show we discuss the stock market's ability to predict a recession, the hot labor market, wages vs. inflation, the prospect for a soft landing in the economy, Robinhood vs. Coinbase, volatility in the mortgage market, a bunch of movie...

On today's Talk Your Book we spoke with Composer founder Ben Rollert about creating your own automated investment strategies.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on   And...

On today's show we discuss the recession debate, why the economy is so confusing right now, calling a stock market bottom (or not), the tech stock comeback, earnings season and much more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s...

On today's show we answer questions straight from the listeners with some help from Rocket Dollar's Henry Yoshida.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on   And feel free...

On today's show, we get an update on crypto from Meow CEO Brandon Arvanaghi and take a look at what happened with the recent crypto meltdowns.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like...

On today's show we discuss why the middle class is getting squeezed, why it's so hard to define what a recession is, boring stocks are outperforming, the size of the housing market, why negotiating will be making a comeback, spending time alone and...

On today's show we discuss peaking inflation, confused banks, whys stocks are the best inflation hedge, and much more.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on   And feel...

On today's show we discuss stocks for the long run, Elon's Twitter debacle, the labor market vs. inflation, the number of cycles we've experienced since the pandemic, peak inflation and much more.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs... ...

On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Sal Gilbertie from Teucrium about the state of agricultural commodities. Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on   And feel free to shoot...

On today's show, we discuss similarities between the late 90s and today, how tough it is to get VC exposure, current market dynamics within the private markets, and much more.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s  ...

On today's show we talk about why the first 6 months of the year were one of the worst ever for financial markets, why it's so difficult to gauge the economy right now, what's priced into the stock market, the worst earnings call ever, the psychology...

On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Michael Grant from Calamos Investments about the Fed, the economy and managing a long/short fund in this environment   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael...

On today's show we discuss stock market return expectations, the sell-off in commodities, the back and forth on recession predictions, fighting the last war on the economy, why crypto crashed so bad, negotiating your cable bill down and much more....

On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Bob Long of Conversus about giving financial advisors access to investments in private markets.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on...

On today's show we discuss how wild and crazy the past 3 years have been in the markets, why the Fed is in such a precarious position, the number of stocks getting hammered, the Warren Buffett of crypto, the most re-watchable movie of all-time and...

On this week's show we discuss the current market sentiment, the official bear market in U.S. stocks, why the Fed is making a mistake, the insane move higher in interest rates, the crypto winter and more.   Find complete shownotes on our...

On today's show we spoke with Allen Bond from Jensen Investment Management about finding high quality growth stocks and investing during a bear market.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s...

On today's show we discuss why everyone thinks we're already in a recession, living paycheck to paycheck on $250k a year, why crypto makes more sense in a bull market, why it feels like the stock market should be down way more, Top Gun: Maverick and...

On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Don Casturo from Quantix Commodities and Kristof Gleich from Harbor Capital to discuss how to hedge inflation with commodities.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s  ...

On today's show we discuss what the narrative would be if we went back to new highs, why high oil prices are so worrisome, why the housing market is more important than the stock market, some good news about the U.S. economy, the new Top Gun and much...

On today's show we discuss, the big housing miss, inventory build-ups, private market slowdown, and much more.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...  Ben Carlson’s   Michael Batnick’s   Like us on   And feel free to...

On today’s show we answer questions from the listeners on Roth IRAs, HELOCs, budgeting for home improvements and more with some help from Henry Yoshida at Rocket Dollar.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...‍ Ben Carlson’s ‍ Michael...

On today's show we discuss why markets are so confusing right now, the different kinds of recessions, inflation expectations, how to survive a bear market, the best movie sequels ever and much more.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...‍...

On today's Talk Your Book, we spoke with Roger Mortimer from KraneShares about the coming global transformation in carbon investing.   Find complete shownotes on our blogs...‍ Ben Carlson’s ‍ Michael Batnick’s ‍ Like us on ‍ And feel...