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Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

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On episode 459 of Animal Spirits, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss: he psychology of stock market losses, the Mag 7 imp... more

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On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... more

On episode 458 of Animal Spirits, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ discuss: recession fears, the stock market is bad at recession p... more

On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Carlson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... more

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Recent Guests

Kevin Lynyak
Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Episode: Talk Your Book: Income and Momentum
Stephanie Larosiliere
Head of business strategy and development
Invesco
Episode: Talk Your Book: Navigating Fixed Income in a Crazy World
Krista Lynch
Senior Vice President, ETF Capital Markets at Grayscale
Grayscale
Episode: Talk Your Book: What's the Latest in Crypto?
Erkko Etula
CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Brooklyn Investment Group
Brooklyn Investment Group (Nuveen)
Episode: Talk Your Book: After-Tax Alpha
Michael Kitces
Financial planning expert and educator
Kitsches/Innovation Institute (context given in episode)
Episode: Will AI Displace Financial Advisors? (EP. 455)
Phil Huber
Head of Portfolio Solutions at Cliffwater; private credit expert
Cliffwater
Episode: Will AI Displace Financial Advisors? (EP. 455)
Chris Galipeau
Executive from Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton
Episode: Talk Your Book: What's Working in the Stock Market?
David Schassler
Head of multi-asset solutions at VanEck; runs the VanEck Real Assets ETF
VanEck
Episode: Talk Your Book: The Bull Market in Real Assets
Greg Sharenow
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Pimco
Pimco
Episode: Talk Your Book: Why Commodities Are Working

Hosts

Michael Batnick
Host of Animal Spirits; co-host; affiliated with Ritholtz Wealth Management and The Compound News
Ben Carlson
Co-host; affiliated with Animal Spirits / Ritholtz Wealth Management and The Compound News

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.6k ratings
  • Incredible Investing Pod

    These guys are the perfect mix of informational and entertaining. With weekly finance discussion, it’s hard to find pods that keep topics fresh. This is the pod you’re looking for, I promise.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nuffsbeensaid
    United States9 days ago
  • Too much bla, bla, bla

    Not much content. Just nothing.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Edxs
    Canada3 months ago
  • Text billionaires

    Ben talking about his wife, laughing at him through his misfortune with his cactus adventure. I thought my wife was the only one that laughed at me from my misfortune. Must be a wife thing.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    R Orosz
    United States3 months ago
  • High recommend !

    I think I’ve listed to every episode (not to brag ) - these guys make my commute fun !!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Todd Victor
    United States4 months ago
  • love it

    This show is wonderful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SJfromUSA
    United States6 months ago

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Positive: guests and topics like ETFs and real assets are valuable for listeners.
Positive: banter and market talk balance well.
Mixed: occasional critiques about overemphasis on politics in some episodes.
Mixed: some episodes criticized for political commentary.

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#124
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#104
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#147
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#39
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Talk Your Book: Navigating Fixed Income in a Crazy World
Q: Tell us about the fixed income team and how to learn more about your funds.
Stephanie introduces Invesco's global fixed income team of over 200 professionals and directs listeners to invesco.com for more information and to talk to financial advisors about their products.
Talk Your Book: Navigating Fixed Income in a Crazy World
Q: Is it more about picking the right sectors for you than trying to foresee the entire credit market?
Stephanie and the guests discuss maintaining flexibility and using diversified strategies (core plus, macro-aware allocations, and multi-sector exposures) to adapt to changing macro conditions and rate paths.
Talk Your Book: Navigating Fixed Income in a Crazy World
Q: How do you help people sort through where to look these days?
Stephanie explains that investors need to balance income, stability, and risk tolerance by considering a spectrum of fixed-income options—from ultra-short and money market funds to investment-grade and private credit—and by using ETFs to gain liquidity and flexibility without overcommitting to a single macro scenario.
Talk Your Book: What's the Latest in Crypto?
Q: What role do ETFs play in the crypto ecosystem according to the guest?
ETFs are viewed as a catalyst that brought regulatory clarity and legitimacy to crypto, expanding product offerings from a few single-token ETFs to a broader array including multi-token and in-kind structures, while also enabling institutions to participate more efficiently.
Talk Your Book: What's the Latest in Crypto?
Q: What is the main selling point of tokenization for investors?
The biggest selling points highlighted are 24-7 liquidity and the ability to settle instantaneously, with the expectation that tokenization will enable broader access and efficiency, potentially allowing institutional and retail investors to trade a wider set of assets in familiar wrappers.

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