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Animal Spirits Podcast

Raising the Minimum Wage (EP.179)

Animal Spirits Podcast

The Compound

Investing, Business, News, Business News

4.7 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On this wee's show we discuss bitcoin vs. gold, billionaires and the minimum wage, there is no perfect number for your savings goals, the downside of FIRE, why credit card debt it falling, the pros and cons of Robinhood on investor habits, Ben's new book about saving for retirement and more. Find complete shownotes on our blogs... Ben Carlson’s A Wealth of Common Sense Michael Batnick’s The Irrelevant Investor Like us on Facebook And feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's Animal Spirits is brought to you by Interactive Brokers.

0:03.4

Interactive Brokers charges US dollar margin loan rates from 0.75 to 1.59%.

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0:24.3

Rate subject to change learn more at IBKR.com slash YIB.

0:30.3

That's IBKR.com slash Y as in W HY I B.

0:37.0

Welcome to Animal Spirits, a show about markets, life and investing.

0:42.0

Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson

0:44.4

as they talk about what they're reading, writing, and watching.

0:48.4

Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson

0:50.0

work for Ritholz's wealth management.

0:51.9

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

0:56.3

and do not reflect the opinion of Rit Holt's wealth management.

0:59.1

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

1:04.4

Clients of Ritholz wealth management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this

1:08.1

podcast.

1:09.1

Welcome to Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben.

1:11.6

We want to thank everybody who filled out a survey. We had over 1,300 people respond and I'm very glad to learn that one of the

1:20.0

So we're sending out six650 amazon gift cards.

1:23.0

One of the winners had a college address.

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