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Animal Spirits:

On today’s show, we discuss:

• Now THIS is a Bull Market

• Gen Z Is Moving Money From Stocks to Sports Betting in Wealth Plans

• Betterment Retail Investor Survey 2026

• Wealth Management Has a $3 Trillion Problem: Investors Are Keeping Too Much Cash

• Long TIPS Yield 3%. Time to Buy?

• The Dating Scene That’s Suddenly Dominated by Chip Nerds

• Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems

• Bosses Horrified as “AI Native” College Graduates Hit the Workplace

• Renting at Age 39? It’s a Perfectly Rational Financial Choice

• The Father of the 401(k) Has a New Savings Plan

• A 401(k) Is the Best Retirement Plan, Despite Its Inventor’s Doubts 

• To Understand the US Economy, Just Board an Airplane

• The Lakers’ Owner Needed Cash. Then Came a $12.5 Billion Offer to Buy the Team.

• America’s Mortgage King Lost $600 Million and Needed a Rescue

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