The Best Performing Stocks of 2025 (EP. 445)

Today's episode is sponsored by TradePMR. As a financial advisor, you're always looking for ways to strengthen client relationships and demonstrate value. At TradePMR, that's our focus too. That's why TradePMR has launched the Asset Match program, which we believe is an industry first program designed to offer your clients a benefit once exclusive to retail customers. Through March 31, we're offering a 50 basis point match on all eligible client deposits into their TradePMR accounts. Asset match provides tangible value to your clients will notice and is another example of how TradePMR supports independent advisers. To learn more, please visit the link in the show notes. TradePMR Inc member FINRA SIPC securities offered through TradePMR Inc. Trade PMR Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robinhood Markets Inc. Please review the full terms and conditions at the link in the show notes for complete rules, requirements, and obligations that apply to participation in this program. 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 Brit Holt Wealth Management. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any investment decisions. Clients of Brit Holt Wealth Management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast. Welcome to Animal Spirits. Michael and Ben. It is Saturday, 02:30. Thank you to Big John for hopping on. This is the only time that worked for me because I'm with my family down in, Disney. This might be our first weekend recording ever, and this actually worked out for me too because the big thing we do with my family every year in the holidays is we go bowling. We're a bowling family. It's just a tradition. Like, once a year? Or Around the the Christmas break, we try to go bowling, but we we've always just bowling has just been a thing with my family. No. No. None of us are really good. I feel like I feel like you're a good bowler. I was just gonna say none of us are really good bowlers, but I just, man, I just bowled 220 plus games. For me, that's that's really good. So Oh, 120 plus. Yeah. I I scored over a 120 in two games in a row. So Do you know that I took do you know that I took a I took a I took a college, I took a bowling class in college. Really? This might shock you. This might shock you. It was at a community college. And, yes. Yes. I got That sounds like a lot of fun to me, actually. I I I think bowling is just it's an undefeated family activity. The kids love it. The adults love it. So there's literally a bowling alley across the street from my office. So …