The Rise of Amazon
August 2019
Animal Spirits: Best Case Recession
On today’s show we talk about the cost of raising children, what a best case recession might look like, financial products that can’t lose, and much more.
Animal Spirits Re-Kindled: Amusing Ourselves to Death
On today’s show, Ben and I talk about an all-time classic, Amusing Ourselves to Death
Calibrating Your Risk Tolerance
You can learn a lot about yourself as an investor on a single day. For many, Friday was one of those days. With trade war rhetoric heating up and the stock market melting down, you likely experienced some internal turbulence. If the drop on Friday made you nervous about your portfolio to the point where…
These Are the Goods
Articles In frothy markets, it’s easy to enter into a consensual hallucination, with investors and markets, that you’re creating value By Scott Galloway There are precedents for taking a commodity product and turning it into a brand By Byrne Hobart A gift to exist By Ramp Capital The problem with simplicity is that the reps…
Animal Spirits: Paycheck to Paycheck
Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts. Mention Animal Spirits to receive 20% off (*New YCharts users only) On today’s show we discuss Noobwhale.com Bill McBride’s take on the yield curve When everyone knows everything We may never see positive rates again Bonds are frickin expensive Galloway on WeWork Amazon is on Twitter putting out…
The Next Generation
I’m so excited to hear from ten fintech companies at Wealth/Stack, whose mission is to work with financial advisors to deliver a better client experience.
“Make It Stop”
Younger investors shouldn’t run from lower prices, they should welcome them with open arms.
Animal Spirits Talk Your Book: Invest like a Hedge Fund with Titan
On today’s show, Ben and I sit down with Titan co-founder Clay Gardner. Titan Invest is a robo advisor that uses active investment strategies.
Grief and Loss
What do you get from loss?