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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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The Ups and the Downs of the Stock Market

2026-07-08 02:36:46

America is now 250 years old. There’s been a lot of history talk in recent weeks in the lead-up to the semiquincentennial.1 So I couldn’t help myself but do a little U.S. stock market history. Bill Simmons had Taylor Sheridan on his podcast recently. When Simmons asked Sheridan about his filmmaking style, he said, “Never have a character tell me something that the camera should show me.” I have sim...

Talk Your Book: How SpaceX Got Into the Nasdaq 100

2026-07-06 19:15:10

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Invesco: To learn more about Invesco click here: https://www.invesco.com/us/en/solutions/innovation-suite.html On today’s show, we discuss: How NASDAQ 100 inclusion rules balance market cap with free float adjustments What SpaceX’s fast entry into the NASDAQ 100 means for weighting and index methodology Micron’s rapid rise from outside the top 10 to ...

The Mag 7 is Losing?

2026-07-06 11:05:07

The stock market can be confusing. Sometimes the winners aren’t obvious in advance and the market surprises. Other times the winners are obvious. The biggest, best stocks are sometimes the best investments. That’s certainly been the case for the past 10 years or so when it comes to mega cap tech stocks. This felt real because in some years because it was kind of true: But the tide has turned a tad in recent y...

How Much is One Million Dollars Worth?

2026-07-03 20:00:20

Bill Sweet hopped on the show this week to help us celebrate the 4th of July and answer questions from our Compound audience about saving priorities when you have a kid, the finances of running a small business, how real estate fits in your asset allocation and when to sell stocks to buy a house or condo. Further Reading: House Rich Millionaires The post How Much is One Million Dollars Worth? appeared first on A Wealth o...

Animal Spirits: Is Debt Fueling the Rally?

2026-07-01 19:15:24

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Vanguard and Franklin Templeton: To learn more about Vanguard bonds, visit https://vanguard.com/audio. – – This episode is sponsored by Franklin Templeton. Learn more at franklintempleton.com/advantage On today’s show, we discuss: ‘FOMO Really Got Me’: Taiwanese Go Deep Into Debt to Amp 100% Stock Rally The Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Bi...

Leverage in the Stock Market

2026-07-01 06:10:36

Charlie Munger once said there are 3 ways for a smart person to go broke: liquor, ladies and leverage. It would seem many investors are taking the leverage theory for a test run. The South Korean stock market is on fire, up nearly 200% in the past 12 months alone. Investors there have taken notice and levered up: According to the Korea Financial Investment Association on Wednesday, the outstanding balance of margin loans ...