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A Wealth of Common Sense. Investor, author, and host of Animal Spirits podcast, focuses on simplifying finance for everyone; has backed over 200 companies.
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What If Things Are Better Than They Seem?

2025-11-15 05:30:47

I’ve always been a glass-is-half-full kind of person. I don’t worry too much about things outside of my control. I try not to get stuck in the gloom-and-doom vortex so many people have been sucked into since the 2008 financial crisis and the advent of social media. That doesn’t mean I’m naive to the fact that things are bad for a lot of people these days. Everything’s expensive. There has nev...

The Economics of a 50 Year Mortgage

2025-11-14 01:54:24

Jonathan Novy from Ritholtz Chicago joined me on the show this week to discuss questions about the Kyle Busch insurance scandal, sequence of return risk in retirement, asset allocation decisions and learning vs. earning early in your finance career. Further Reading: Housing Market Nobility   The post The Economics of a 50 Year Mortgage appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...

Animal Spirits: Is a 50 Year Mortgage a Good Idea?

2025-11-12 20:15:49

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Xtrackers by DWS: Today’s show is brought to you by Xtrackers by DWS. Find out more at https://xtrackers.com Audience Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P6T79NB On today’s show, we discuss: Peter Thiel: Capitalism Isn’t Working for Young People The Benefits of Bubbles AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself. Advisor Playbook T...

Why We Can’t Have Another 1929

2025-11-12 05:16:01

The New York Times has an op-ed warning that we could be heading for another 1929 peak: Here’s the explanation and parallels: The parallels between the 1920s and the 2020s are numerous — and ominous. The 1920s economy boomed while America recovered from a deadly pandemic, the flu of 1918. Americans used installment plans — the precursor to today’s ubiquitous “buy now, pay later” plans ...

Talk Your Book: Public & Private Opportunities in AI

2025-11-10 20:15:20

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by KraneShares: See here for more information on KraneShares and AGIX On today’s show, we discuss: How the collaboration between KraneShares and ETNA Capital bridges institutional ETF experience with deep, AI-native insight The importance of private and international names to AGIX’s strategy The role of hardware, infrastructure, and application in AI’s g...

Ben Graham & Bull Market Brains

2025-11-09 23:20:14

Bull markets make you feel smarter than you really are. Bear markets make you feel dumber than you really are. It’s almost impossible to avoid feeling like a know-it-all when things are going up and a know-nothing when things are going down. That’s human nature. Benjamin Graham started his investment partnership in the Roaring 20s with $400,000 of money from clients and his own capital. In just three years he ...