Animal Spirits Podcast

Home Buyer's Remorse (EP. 458)

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Apr 1, 2026
They debate whether recent market weakness is an orderly sell-off or recession signal. They cover sector concentration, tech multiple compression, and AI-driven capex changes. Wealth concentration, housing hidden costs, and private credit liquidity risks get attention. Trading behavior, rare down years, and cautious bottom-fishing strategies are also discussed.
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Buying After Drawdowns Has High Win Rates

  • Buying after double-digit drawdowns historically offers very high win rates and strong multi-year forward returns.
  • Ben used Claude to compute 12/36/60-month averages showing 90%+ win rates after 10–30% drops.
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AI Investment Is Making Tech Less Asset Light

  • Tech firms are becoming more asset-heavy as AI drives spending on data centers and compute, reducing revenue per dollar of fixed assets.
  • Ben shows FT chart where revenue per fixed asset declines for major tech names.
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Surge In Ultra Wealth Fuels Political Tension

  • Ultra-high household wealth concentration surged: 430,000 US households had $30M+ in 2022, likely higher now.
  • Ben and Michael link this concentration to political friction and rising rich-person anxiety.
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