Welcome to Animal Spirits, the podcast that takes a completely different look at markets and investing.

I hate the people who talk about it all the time, so I didn't want to be one of those people.

From two guys who study the markets as a passion. Can I count

on you to talk me off the ledge partner? Yes and that's what this podcast is for.

And trade for all the right reasons. That's my due diligence. I'm in. Dude if you're and I'm in. A line of thinking is the

higher the volatility on an asset the higher the volatility on the opinions. So I feel like you

have crazies on both sides. Here's your host of animal spirits, Michael Batnick.

I can say that I was never driven by money.

So you were trading three times the leverage ETS for the love of the game?

Exactly man.

I'm a purist, but anyway.

And Ben Carlson. This is true. I do not drink coffee. I've never been on Facebook. I've never done fantasy football. Oh one last thing. Michael Batnik and Ben Carlson worked for Ritholt's wealth management.

All opinions expressed by Michael and Ben or any podcast guests are solely their own opinions and

do not reflect the opinion of Ritholt's wealth management.

This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for investment

decisions.

Clients of Writholds Wealth Management may maintain positions in the securities discussed

in this podcast.

Now, today's show. Welcome to Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben.

So two or three weeks ago, on that Friday that stocks initially sold off.

The culprit, the main culprit that people were blaming was inflation

because we had the highest wage growth of the current cycle, and then last week we got

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