Animal Spirits Podcast

On episode 318 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the 2 types of bear markets, why everyone was wrong but the stock market was right about a recession, speculation vs. interest rates, real estate as an investment, why everyone underestimated the consumer, the unhealthy housing market rolls on, and much more! Today's episode is sponsored by our friends at YCharts. Re-imagine your portfolio research with the latest addition to your YCharts toolkit: Portfolio Optimizer. Start your free trial and get 20% off your first subscription at: https://go.ycharts.com/animal-spirits-referral. Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation.   Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com   Investing involves the risk of loss