Has the World Gone Crazy? (EP.362)

Animal Spirits Podcast

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News, Business News, Business, Investing

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On episode 362 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: the great Bill Walton, how many people own stocks and houses in America, how the internet and outrage culture broke surveys, 401k millionaires, what inflation means now, the Home Alone house is on the market, the best personal finance traits, and more! This episode is sponsored by Franklin Templeton. To learn more about the Franklin Income Focus ETF (INCM), please visit: https://www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/exchange-traded-funds/products/36262/SINGLCLASS/franklin-income-focus-etf/INCM Sign up for The Compound newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Find complete show notes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected] with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's
0:03.3	sponsored by Franklin Templeton and their E.T. Ben, you know it's so hot right now?
0:05.4	What's so hot right now?
0:06.4	Yields, income, cash flows.
0:09.7	Franklin has an income focus E. Tecks, INCM. It's a diversified portfolio of equity and
0:16.1	debt securities seeking to maximize income over a full market cycle.
0:21.7	Okay, so we're looking at dividend stocks, convertibles, secured bonds, senior floating
0:26.5	rate notes, mortgage-backed securities, debentures and short-term instruments.
0:29.5	There's a lot of access to instruments in the fixed income market, huh?
0:33.0	I've got to take later in the show on on rates.
0:35.0	Something's on my mind.
0:36.0	So Franklin says the fund may hold up to 30% of its assets in equity-linked notes
0:40.0	in 25% in junk bonds.
0:42.0	25% could also be in foreign issuer.
0:43.9	So this is a obviously very diversified fun.
0:46.6	Global.
0:47.6	To learn more, go to Franklin Templeton.com. Come. Welcome to Animal Spirits, a show about markets, life and investing.
0:59.0	Join Michael Batnik and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, and watching.
1:04.0	All opinions expressed by Michael and Ben are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the
1:08.2	opinion of Redhol's wealth management.
1:10.5	This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any investment decisions
1:15.7	Clients of Riddholz wealth management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast
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