Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast

Happy New Year, Beasties! Welcome to 2026! 🎉In this special New Year’s Day episode, Monkey (Krzysztof) and Badger (Luke) kick off the year with a massive reveal. While Badger was navigating the chaos of London at 4am, Monkey was deep in the lab engineering a game-changing tool for the community.Welcome to "The Laws of the Options Jungle." 🌿For too long, retail investors have been told that options are just dangerous gambling tickets for the reckless. Today, Monkey flips the script entirely. He unveils a new educational blueprint designed to teach the "Wall Street Wildlife way" of using options: stop being the gambler and start being the insurance company.Badger steps up as the "guinea pig" for a live demo of this new framework. Together, they break down why the market is neutral, how to master your own psychology, and why even long-term investors need these tools in their arsenal.In this episode, we cover:🦁 The Reveal: Monkey debuts his secret project: a comprehensive, safety-first options course built specifically for the Wall Street Wildlife community.⚖️ The First Law: "The jungle is neutral. It feeds the prepared and eats the impulsive." We explain what this means for your money.🧠 Psychology First: Why monitoring greed and avoiding revenge trading are your primary defense against the market.🛡️ Options as Insurance: Using puts and calls to be the "House" rather than the player.📐 The Mechanics: We peel back the curtain on the Black-Scholes-Merton model and Implied Volatility (IV) without the headache.📢 Patreon Exclusive: We are opening a limited beta run of this course for our Dolphin Tier and above members. We are looking for ~20 dedicated beasties to join the first cohort, provide feedback, and help us iterate.👉 Join the Tribe & Apply for the Beta here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e113-laws-of-why-147220247Segments:00:00 Intro & New Year's Banter02:15 "Time is the Only Currency"05:18 Introducing the Options Course08:54 Who is This Course For?10:22 Luke’s Experience: Gambling vs. Strategy13:54 Live Demo: The Blueprint Website21:58 The Laws of the Jungle: Monitor Greed26:17 How to "Be The House" (Insurance)28:48 No Revenge Trading & Framing Risk35:11 Portfolio Size: How Much Do You Need?37:32 The Greeks & Implied Volatility42:14 Can Beginners Use Options?44:55 How to Join the Beta Cohort**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:Options Trading for Beginners, Risk Management Strategy, Portfolio Insurance, Black-Scholes Model Explained, Implied Volatility, Stock Market 2026, Investing Psychology, Wall Street Wildlife, Hedging Strategies, Selling Options vs Buying Options, Financial Education, Krzysztof and Luke

The Chaos Before Christmas: Join us this week for a wild holiday livestream featuring live cocktail crafting, questionable gift exchanges, and an unfiltered, boozy review of our predictions for 2025. 🍌 The Gilded Banana: Witness the unveiling of the ultimate cocktail guide and the "dirty monkey" whiskey tasting. Watch the boys try to mix drinks without ruining the studio equipment. 🔮 Prediction Reality Check: We let an AI analyze our January predictions. From S&P 500 targets to small-cap rotation dreams—did we beat the market, or did the market beat us? 🚀 The Future is Now: From Tesla Robotaxis hitting Austin to AST SpaceMobile’s critical launch—the autonomous revolution is accelerating faster than we thought. $TSLA $ASTS 📉 The Chainlink Heartbreak: Krzysztof breaks down his highest conviction crypto play that didn't go to plan, plus the "inverted reality" of our best and worst stock picks for each other. $LINK 🎰 Vegas 2026 Announced: We are taking the jungle to the strip! Get the details on our first ever Patreon gathering and poker tournament in Las Vegas. 🧠 Mind Over Matter: A deep dive into Neuralink’s progress with Brain-Computer Interfaces—arguably the most emotional and human segment of the year. 🛠️ The Investor's Toolkit: A roundup of the specific apps and AI tools we are using to level up our retail investing game for the year ahead. Segments: 00:00 Cold Open 03:05 Christmas Party Begins 10:17 Gift Exchange - Banana Themed Presents 30:08 Making Cocktails 39:19 Official Start - Moving to Predictions 46:53 2025 Predictions Review Begins 50:28 S&P 500 & Magnificent Seven Performance 55:20 Recession Watch - Did It Happen? 58:59 Bitcoin vs Chainlink - The Disappointment 01:03:19 Space Race & Robotaxi Reality Check 01:27:34 Medical Breakthroughs & Neuralink Progress 01:43:47 The Inverted Reality - Worst Prediction Ever 01:52:55 Leverage Bubble Concerns 01:57:39 Hot Sectors for 2026 01:59:52 Favorite Books & Movies of 2025 02:04:47 Vegas Meetup Plans & Poker Quiz 02:11:00 Closing Thoughts **********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns Keywords: Wall Street Wildlife, Stock Market 2025, Investing Mistakes, S&P 500 Review, Tesla Robotaxi, AST SpaceMobile, Chainlink Analysis, Crypto 2025, Neuralink Update, Retail Investing Tools, FinChat, TradingView, Dividend Investing, Market Crash Protection

This week, we're back with Daniel Shapiro from Blockworks Research for our annual deep dive into Chainlink $LINK. The partnerships are massive, the tech is cutting-edge, yet the price is flat. We investigate: Is this the "AWS of Finance" moment, or a value trap?🏦 DeFi vs. The World: Forget the crypto casino. We uncover why the world's largest institutions are racing to move trillions of dollars on-chain, from instant settlements to banking the unbanked.⚡ The Great Bridge: Chainlink isn't replacing Swift, it’s supercharging it. Discover why partnerships with MasterCard, BlackRock, and the DTCC are the ultimate signal that the "Internet of Contracts" is finally here.🤖 The Oracle for AI: As autonomous agents rise, they need truth. We explore a futuristic thesis: Could Chainlink become the verification layer for the entire AI economy?💰 The Investor’s Dilemma: Why do the smartest analysts love LINK while the market ignores it? We tackle the psychology of holding infrastructure plays and whether you should buy the dream or wait for the revenue.📊 The 2026 Inflection Point: With new regulations (Genius Act, Clarity Act) and the Trump administration support, we map out Sergey Nazarov’s timeline. Is the "show me the money" era finally approaching?🎯 Trillion Dollar Opportunity: We debate the ultimate bull case: is comparing Chainlink to a 1999 investment in Microsoft and Nvidia valid, or is Krzysztof overdosing on hopium?You can find more from Daniel Shapiro at: x.com/_dshapSegments:00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome04:08 What is DeFi Really Worth? 10:46 Chainlink's Year of Announcements 20:32 Swift Partnership and CRE Launch 32:19 Market Corruption and Blockchain Transparency 37:29 The Management Question: Trust Without Disclosure 45:26 Comparing Chainlink to Tech Giants 52:15 AI, Consensus Computing, and New Use Cases 01:03:57 Competition and the Layer One Debate 01:13:30 The Investor's Playbook: When to Buy 01:20:15 Final Thoughts and Annual Check-In Tradition**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywordsChainlink, LINK token, Real World Assets, RWA Crypto, Tokenization, DeFi 2025, Blockworks Research, Daniel Shapiro, Sergey Nazarov, Swift Blockchain, DTCC Crypto, Crypto Infrastructure, Altcoin Gem, Crypto Investing Strategy, Chainlink Price Prediction, Web3 Oracle, BlackRock Crypto, Institutional Adoption

Welcome to the Deep Investing Jungle! This week, the Badger is furious, the Monkey is pivoting, and the robots are taking over our research workflow. Here is what we're covering under the jungle canopy:🎰 The Gamification of Debt: Luke unleashes his claws on a new Silicon Valley startup backed by a16z that turns credit card debt into a sweepstakes. Is this the most morally bankrupt business model we’ve seen yet?📉 The PayPal Pivot: Krzysztof admits defeat on his PayPal thesis. We break down the psychology of selling at a loss to buy a high-conviction winner, and why he moved his bananas into UiPath. $PATH $PYPL🤖 Alpha Alert: Stop drowning in tabs. The Monkey reveals his new "NotebookLM" workflow that uses AI to synthesize hours of earnings calls and reports into instant insights. This is a game-changer for retail investors.🚀 Rocket Rumors: Is SpaceX about to IPO? We discuss the latest whispers, plus a critical update on the AST SpaceMobile vs. Starlink duopoly and the upcoming launch. $ASTS🥂 Holiday Hijinks: Mark your calendars for the Wall Street Wildlife Holiday Live Stream, plus our first-ever real-world meetup in Vegas!Segments:00:00 Introduction - Covered App Controversy03:20 The Predatory Business Model Exposed12:46 Gambling Ethics & PolyMarket19:10 Monkey's PayPal Trade: Avoiding Sunk Cost Fallacy32:00 AI Research Workflow Revolution with Notebook LM47:10 SpaceX IPO Rumors Analyzed54:18 AST SpaceMobile Duopoly Developments55:50 How to Make a New Investor at Christmas01:00:20 Holiday Livestream Plans01:03:27 Vegas Meetup Announcement**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywordsWall Street Wildlife, Investing Podcast, Covered Startup, Predatory Lending, Gamification of Debt, Andreesen Horowitz, PayPal Stock Analysis, PYPL stock, UiPath Stock, PATH stock, Sunk Cost Fallacy, NotebookLM for Investors, AI Investing Tools, SpaceX IPO, Starlink vs ASTS, AST SpaceMobile, Robinhood Gold, Stock Market News 2025.

🎁 Stop Buying Landfill, Start Building Empires. This holiday season, ditch the plastic toys that end up in the trash by January. We show you how a simple $200 investment today can compound into college tuition, a house deposit, or a debt-free future.💰 Stocks > Socks: The 30-Minute Setup. We break down the exact steps to open custodial accounts (UGMA and Junior ISAs) and start investing for the kids in your life. It's easier than you think — you can literally set this up while listening to this episode.⏰ Time is the Ultimate Superpower. Starting at age 3 versus age 30 changes the math entirely. We analyze how Gold has performed vs. the S&P 500 over the last 15 years, and prove why the stock market crushes almost every other asset class over time.📚 The "One & Done" Portfolio: VOO vs VWRP For the complete investing rookie: We reveal exactly which index funds to buy. We keep it dead simple — one account, one investment, life-changing results.🎯 Advanced Mode: Ownership Thinking For kids 8+, learn how to use brands they already love (like Lululemon, Apple, and Roblox) to teach them how to think like owners, not just consumers. $AAPL $RBLX $LULU👨‍👩‍👧 The Family Wealth Team. How to coordinate with grandparents, aunts, and uncles to contribute to one investment account instead of drowning your house in more plastic junk.🚀 The 18-22 Year Old Playbook. A special shoutout to the young adults: How to open your first brokerage account and start your wealth-building journey immediately.Here's our custom ChatGPT prompt to make the setup foolproof!Paste the following into your preferred AI model. Don't forget to update the three user context variables to specify your country, investment amount, and child's age!"You are an expert, meticulous financial assistant providing high-quality, actionable, step-by-step guidance on setting up an investment account for a minor.**GOAL:** Generate a structured, compliance-aware, step-by-step guide for setting up a tax-advantaged investment account for my child.**USER CONTEXT:**1. **Country:** UK2. **Target Initial Investment:** £5003. **Child's Age:** 5 years old**CONSTRAINTS & OUTPUT FORMAT:**1. **Audience:** Treat the user as financially literate, but an investing beginner.2. **Output Structure:** The response MUST be a detailed, numbered step-by-step process.3. **Broker Recommendation:** Provide three recommended brokers that operate in the specified market, provide the recommended account type, and offer the recommended product. Prioritise low fees.4. **Execution Detail:** For the 'Investment Step', provide the exact order type (e.g., market order, limit order), the specific investment amount (using the amount provided above), and a concise one-sentence justification for the chosen investment product (VWRP/VOO/etc.) based on global diversification and low-cost passive tracking.5. **Next Action:** The final step must be titled "Post-Setup & Long-Term Action" and must mention setting up a recurring contribution (e.g., monthly direct debit) AND the critical action of checking the account's dividend/distribution setting (e.g., for UK: ensure it is an 'Accumulating' share class).**Generate the full, detailed, step-by-step setup guide now.**"Segments:00:00 Introduction: Stocks Are Better Than Socks02:00 Why Material Gifts Fail06:58 Gold vs S&P 500: Why Stocks Win Long-Term13:45 Getting Started: US Custodial Accounts (Fidelity/Schwab)16:13 UK Version: Junior ISA Setup (AJ Bell)21:54 What to Buy: VOO and VWRP Explained26:35 Advanced: Stock Picking with Kids34:45 Investment Accounts for 18-22 Year Olds (plus adults!)37:57 The Nintendo Gift Combo Strategy41:00 Final Call to Action**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********