Knock, knock! AI wants to inspect your room. Al Lagunas grew up watching his mom clean hotel rooms. Now he’s building Levee, an AI-powered app to make her job easier—and keep the staff from getting yelled at. But with just one hotel customer and a $10M+ valuation, will the investors check in… or check out?
This is The Pitch for Levee. Featuring investors P ... Show More
Sep 24
#168 Finnecto: Where Deals Don’t Die
Ariel Puga wants to save deals from dying in procurement purgatory. His traction is strong, but will the investors see how big this could be in Latin America? This is The Pitch for Finnecto. Featuring investors Paige Finn Doherty, Charles Hudson, Jesse Middleton and Jenny Fiel ... Show More
32m 55s
Oct 5
Interview with Barry Ritholtz: How Not To Invest
What are the biggest mistakes investors make? Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and analyst Jason Moser talk with Barry Ritholtz, author of How Not to Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth―and how to avoid them. Winning the game Passive vs. a ... Show More
23m 53s
Sep 4
The Best Investment in 2025 (So Far...) Isn’t What You Think
We’re racing to the end of 2025 and a year where AI and tariffs have dominated the headlines, gold has been the best investment so far. The team looks at why gold is rising, Figma’s sharp post-earnings decline, and crack open three IPO prospectuses to put on investors radar Tyler ... Show More
20m 55s
Sep 2024
Super-for-Housing is still a bad idea, Luke Laretive returns for Pimp my Portfolio and Nick Cregan breaks down the power of real estate platforms
One of Australia's great companies, REA Group, is looking to acquire the biggest real estate portal in the UK, Righmove. Today, we call Nick Cregan from Fairlight Asset Management who has invested in Rightmove to understand what REA Group sees in Britain and where it might go nex ... Show More
38m 54s
Mar 2025
How Not to Invest With Barry Ritholtz, Dip Buyers Winning, Coreweave
On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Barry Ritholtz, Co-founder and Chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss his new book release "How Not to Invest". Then at 39:18, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! ... Show More
1h 50m
Sep 17
How Many People Make $100,000? (EP. 430)
On episode 430 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Future Proof, 1990s nostalgia, Oasis, why the stock market doesn't care about the labor market, the top 10% is powering the economy, Google vs. ChatGP ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 29
What’s a Supernova Stock? 3 Ideas For Your Watchlist
David Meier, Rick Munarriz, and Tim Beyers preview the Oct. 1 return of Motley Fool Supernova with three stocks with Rule Breaker DNA that are worthy of your watchlist. David Meier, Rick Munarriz, and Tim Beyers discuss: - Supernova’s return with the real-money Odyssey and Phoeni ... Show More
26m 16s
Jun 2025
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
A Once in a Lifetime Investment Opportunity (EP.385)
On episode 385 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: Warren Buffett's massive cash pile, the performance of the average stock this year, the Polymarket whale, markets in everything, Twitter replies now and then, the cost of college is going down, Bitcoin is ... Show More
1h 12m
Aug 20
Buy the Porsche (EP. 426)
On episode 426 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why the stock market is getting boring, S&P 493 vs. the Mag 7, are small caps dead, it's tough being a contrarian, healthcare stocks are cheap, the K-shaped food ... Show More
1h 1m