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Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.

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Talk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum

October 19, 2026

Ben Carlson (0:00)

Today's Animal Spirits, Talk, Your Book, is brought to you by Victory Capital. Go to vcm.com to learn more about the case for value momentum strategies. It's vcm.com.

SPEAKER_2 (0:11)

Welcome to Animal Spirits, a show about markets, life and investing. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any investment decisions.

Ben Carlson (0:41)

Welcome to Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben. Michael, quants, I think are very picky at times about their strategies and if they feel like there is a strategy that's not hitting everything that they want, all of their variables, they can be a little nitpicky about these things.

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