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Animal Spirits Podcast: Market Diversification Returns as Mag 7 Underperforms

Posted June 24, 2026 by Ben Carlson

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This is a podcast episode summary post from the "Animal Spirits" show, discussing market trends including why diversification is working again, AI's impact on stock market winners and losers, the underperformance of the Magnificent 7 stocks, the triple-digit club, rising cash holdings by investors, and cultural topics like wealthy complainers, American exceptionalism, AI disrupting self-help books, and the World Cup. The post is primarily a show notes page with sponsor mentions, links to listen, and social media embeds rather than a full article.

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On today's show, we discuss why diversification is working again, how AI is creating more winners and losers in the stock market, why the Mag 7 is underperforming, the triple-digit club, why investors are holding more cash, rich people who complain too much, what makes America great, AI is disrupting self help books, the World Cup and more.

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On today's show we discuss why diversification is working again, how AI is creating more winners and losers in the stock market, why the Mag 7 is underperforming, the triple-digit club, why investors are holding more cash, rich people who complain too muc

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