Animal Spirits: Short Squeeze
Courtesy of Michael Batnick
(This article was originally posted on 1-22-20.)
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On today’s show we discuss:
- Can financial literacy be improved?
- Has the 401(k) passed its expiration date?
- The new American retirement plan
- Almost 90% of Americans over age 65 receive Social Security benefits.
- Pay Is Rising Fastest for Low Earners
- Are yawns contagious? Yes
- The Fed is causing a bubble in everything
- Central banks are driving up risk taking
- Stocks are going nowhere, fast
- Long-term return expectations
- Credit cards of the future
- BlackRock going in on ESG
- Startups everywhere?
- What should yo work on?
- An NBA player is on the Blockchain
- Should I buy a house?
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— Fer Machado (@fer_machado123) January 15, 2020
