Masters in Business

Barry Ritholtz speaks to Natalie Wolfsen, chief executive officer of Orion, which provides technology and asset-management services to wealth-management firms, independent financial advisers and the enterprises that serve them. She is also a member of Orion’s board of directors. She previously served as CEO of AssetMark; she also worked for First Eagle Investment Management, Pershing, Charles Schwab and American Express. This year, Barron’s named Wolfsen to its 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We focus most of our investing efforts on obtaining information. But is that where we generate the highest ROI? As it turns out, managing your behavior has a much greater impact on your portfoio than any single data point.  In this episode, Morgan Housel sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain why behavior often beats knowledge. Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund and author of “The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness.”  Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Barry Ritholtz speaks to Gregory Peters, co-chief investment officer of PGIM Fixed Income and a co-head of the firm's multisector team. Prior to joining PGIM in 2014, Peters was Morgan Stanley's global director of fixed income & economic research and chief global cross-asset strategist. He previously worked at Salomon Smith Barney and the US Treasury Department. Peters is a member of the Fixed Income Analyst Society and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We expect our investments to generate positive financial returns, but can they also have a positive societal effect? Can your capital make an impact? In this episode, Soraya Darabi sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain Impact Investing,  Darabi is partner in the venture firm TMV. She has been an early investor in companies that went public such as FIGS, Casper, and CloudFlare, as well as startups like Gimlett and Lightwell, that Spotify and Twitter later acquired. Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Ritholtz speaks to Matt Eagan, portfolio manager and head of the full discretion team at Loomis Sayles & Co. LP, where he is also a member of the board of directors. He joined Loomis Sayles in 1997 as a fixed income research analyst for the multisector fixed income team. Previously, Eagan was a senior fixed income analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and a senior credit analyst at BancBoston Financial Co. Eagan is a co-founder of the Loomis Sayles Allies group and a member of the leadership council for Boston Scores. He is also a member of the Boston Economic Club and CFA Society Boston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is investing so hard? It's because our brains have been trained, over thousands of years, to trust our fear instincts. In this episode, Brian Portnoy sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain why humans aren't built to be good investors. Portnoy has held senior investment roles throughout the hedge fund and mutual fund industries. He is also the author of the bestselling books, 'The Geometry of Wealth' and 'The Investors Paradox.'  Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Ritholtz speaks to Brian Klaas, associate professor of global politics at University College London and affiliate researcher at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five books, including Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters and Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Klaas writes the popular The Garden of Forking Paths Substack and created the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast. He previously was a columnist for the Washington Post and now contributes to the Atlantic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you could change only one thing that would help your investing, what would it be? Your own behavior.  When it comes to investing, we are our own worst enemies. Why is this? What can we do to avoid this fate? Neurologist and professional investor Dr. William Bernstein is the author of “The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio.” He speaks with Barry Ritholtz about how to manage our emotions to avoid poor outcomes in markets.  Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio construction to taxes and cutting down on fees, join Barry Ritholtz to learn the best ways to put your money to work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Ritholtz speaks to Eva Shang, co-founder, general partner and chief executive officer of Legalist Inc., an institutional alternative asset management firm. She leads the company's 35-person team of engineers, attorneys and analysts, and she is also a member of the firm's valuation and investment committees and board of directors. Before co-founding Legalist at 20, Eva studied economics at Harvard College. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.