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Animal Spirits Podcast · 2026-02-16 · 36 min · 7,004 words

Talk Your Book: Why Commodities Are Working

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Today's Animal Spirits Talker book is brought to you by Pimco. Go to Pimco.com to learn more about the Pimco Commodity Strategy Active ETF. That's ticker CMDT that we're going to be talking about today. Pimco.com to learn more. Welcome to Animal Spirits, a show about markets, life, and investing.

Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, and watching. All opinions expressed by Michael and Ben are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Rydholtz Wealth Management. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any investment decisions. Clients of Rydholtz Wealth Management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast.

Welcome to Animal Spirits with Michael and Ben. Michael, one of the things that I've written about a lot over the years is that commodities are not for investing. Commodities are for trend following. They're they're perfect for because they have such a boom bust cycle and they can go years without working and doing pretty bad.

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