“I don’t know why planets orbit the sun,” Simons told a colleague, suggesting one needn’t spend too much time figuring out why the market’s patterns existed. “That doesn’t mean I can’t predict them.” On today’s show we discuss: –The Man Who Solved the Market -Medallion’s OddStats -How Simons built the greatest money making machine of…
Animal Spirits: The Worst Investor Ever
On today’s show we talk about Ben’s freezing cold take, the worst investor ever, ok boomer, why people are staying in their homes longer, and much more.
“Should We Be Selling Short?”
You can’t make this up
Guru Grades
How accurate are guru forecasts? Spoiler, not very.
These Are the Goods
The best stuff from last week
So Many Losers
We know why cap-weighted indexes work, but there is another way to look at the data used to support this idea.
Animal Spirits: CEO Departures
On this week’s show we discuss company performance after a CEO leaves, never-ending finance arguments, what would happen if we banned buybacks, Elizabeth Warren’s plans to break-up big corporations, Tesla as a sentiment barometer, why China matters more to Hollywood than the US, the glut of realtors and much more.
Stock-Picking Struggles
Why are stock pickers having such a hard time? The answer is very simple.
The Most Bullish Signal in the World
Stocks are at all-time highs and big money is as unexcited about their prospects as they’ve been in 20 years.
Animal Spirits Talk Your Book: Crossing Wall Street
On today’s Animal Spirits we talk with the great Eddy Elfenbein about his career, his ETF, and how he views the investment universe.