Spencer Jakab on AI Mania, GameStop & Why Investors Keep Getting Fooled | In The Harbor #26

Send us Fan MailSpencer Jakab of The Wall Street Journal joins In The Harbor to break down AI mania, GameStop lessons, private credit risks, passive investing, and why smart investors keep getting fooled.Spencer writes the WSJ’s Markets A.M. newsletter and is the author of Heads I Win, Tails I Win and The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors.In this conversation, we discuss how bubbles form, why investors chase hype, whether AI stocks resemble past tech manias, the truth about meme stocks, how private credit is being sold to retail investors, and why passive investing still wins for most people.If you want to become a calmer, smarter investor and better understand how markets really work, this episode is for you.Topics Covered:AI stocks and market hype GameStop and meme stock psychology Private credit risks and alternatives investing Passive investing vs active management Behavioral finance and investor mistakes Wall Street incentives How to think long term in noisy markets 🎙️ Subscribe to In The Harbor for more conversations where sports, leisure, and finance meet.#SpencerJakab #WallStreetJournal #Investing #AIStocks #GameStop #PrivateCredit #StockMarket #BehavioralFinance #PassiveInvesting⚓️ Find us In The Harbor Where sports, leisure, and finance come together — from the rink to the markets and everywhere in between.🎙 Subscribe, follow, and join the conversation: 📸 Instagram & TikTok → @intheharborpod 💼 LinkedIn → Rock Harbor LLC 🐦 X & 📺 YouTube → @InTheHarborPod