On episode 197 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Cole Wilcox, Founder, CEO and CIO of Longboard Asset Management to discuss: all things trend following, using systems to overcome emotion, technical analysis, Nvidia, the new generation of investors, and much more!
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Yesterday
How Does Apple Get Its Mojo Back?
On this TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick is here with a special edition of What Are Your Thoughts with special guests Cullen Roche, Eric Balchunas and Alex Kantrowitz. They discuss: who can replace the dollar, will the deficit crush us, the most successful ETF ever, if Apple ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 4
When Will the AI Bubble Pop?
On episode 198 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick is joined by Joe Fahmy and Shay Boloor to discuss: where we are in the market cycle, the outlook for AI stocks, how Apple got left behind, the next Mag 7, the bull case for Tesla, and much more! This episode is ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 1
Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI vs Debt, NVDA $4 Trillion, the US Dollar Plunges, Next Hot IPOs
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown sits down with Joe Davis, Vanguard’s Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group to discuss Vanguard's 50th anniversary, Joe's new book, AI, megatrends, inflation, and more! Then at 48:48, hear an all-new episode of Wha ... Show More
2h 1m
Jun 2024
Bankless & Animal Spirits
On this special episode of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman, of the Bankless podcast, to discuss: crypto cycles, Bitcoin vs Ethereum, crypto entering politics, and much more!
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1 h
Sep 2024
Talk Your Book: The Next Catalyst for Crypto Assets
On today's show, we are joined by Chris Kuiper, Director of Research, and Matt Horne, Head of Digital Asset Strategists for Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss narratives surrounding ETH and BTC, use cases around ETH, how advisors can work with Fidelity utilizing digital assets, d ... Show More
39m 28s
Feb 2024
Talk Your Book: Investing for Income
On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Josh Greco, Senior VP and Senior Institutional Portfolio Manager for Franklin Income Investors to discuss: asset allocation decisions within multi-asset funds, how rate changes affect portfolio yield, investors overal ... Show More
39m 28s
Mar 2024
Talk Your Book: The Mount Rushmore of ETFs
On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Ryan McCormack, Factor and Core Equity Strategist and Paul Schroeder, QQQ Equity Product Strategist at Invesco to discuss: the creation of the Nasdaq 100, where the QQQ ticker comes from, the Nasdaq 100 special rebala ... Show More
35m 42s
Mar 2025
Is a Recession Coming? (EP.402)
On episode 402 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: GDP growth rolling over, the probability of a recession is rising, timing a bear market, Ray Dalio's crash calls, the crypto strategic reserve, the bull market in convenience, why we need Social Security, ... Show More
1 h
Aug 2024
Talk Your Book: Finding Small Cap Diamonds in the Rough
On today's show, we spoke with Brandon Nelson, Senior Portfolio Manager for Calamos to discuss Calamos' favorite small cap sectors, why small caps have flown under the radar, understanding the relationship between momentum and fundamentals, profitability of small cap stocks, and ... Show More
38m 55s
Nov 2024
Talk Your Book: Animal Spirits Live
On today's show, we are live from Chicago with Alex Morris, Chief Investment Officer of F/m Investments to discuss why investors are still crowded on the short end of the curve, thoughts on why rates went up following a Fed cut, why credit spreads have remained so tight, not taki ... Show More
32m 26s
Jun 11
A Bubble is Coming (EP. 416)
On episode 416 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the stock market bet of the century, the most interesting market environment ever, positive trends in retirement saving, Europe is outperforming, downturns might be different now, the Fe ... Show More
1h 12m
Nov 2024
Talk Your Book: Infrastructure Investing
On today's show, we are joined by Jon Levin, CEO of GCM Grosvenor and Mark Gatto, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of CION Investments to discuss the basics around the infrastructure asset class, BDC's vs interval fund products, risk and return expectations for infrastru ... Show More
40m 27s
Mar 2025
Talk Your Book: A Better 60/40 Portfolio
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by JD Gardner, CIO and Founder of Aptus Capital Advisors to discuss who Aptus is, shifting to riskier portfolios using options, using single stock options to hedge risk, misconceptions a ... Show More
36m 30s