On episode 317 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the stock market vs. the Fed's balance sheet, why expectations matter more than fundamentals in the short-run, the cruel irony of investing, how to hedge hyperinflation, why no one can claim victory on a soft landing, why the U.S. economy is so much bigger than the Eurozone, Dwight Schrute and the human condition, movies are back, 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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