At the Money: Investing Is Hard

Barry Ritholtz speaks to Brian Higgins, co-founder, managing partner and co-portfolio manager of King Street. Higgins focuses on handling distressed securities, real estate investments and credit. He is chair of the Management Committee, Global Investment Committee, Real Estate Investment Committee, and is a member of the Risk Committee and Operating Committee. Before co-founding King Street in 1995, he worked at First Boston in their Special Situations Fund and the Distressed Securities Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Crosby sits down with Barry Ritholtz to discuss how to improve our relationship with money and earning, investing and spending our cash. Crosby is Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions, where he helps financial advisors apply behavioral science in their practice. He is the author of "The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investing Success." 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.

Live from FutureProof in Huntington Beach, California, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joe Lonsdale of 8VC. Previously, he co-founded Palantir Technologies, founded Adapar, a wealth management platform, and Opto, a private market investment platform. Lonsdale’s entrepreneurial journey began as an intern at PayPal and later at Peter Thiel's hedge fund, Clarium Capital. In this episode, Lonsdale discusses the importance of technology in various sectors, the need for innovation in defense, and the potential of AI to transform the services industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you understand the difference between price and value? How much faith do you have that any stock or market will eventually return to its intrinsic value? In this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern School of Business. He has written numerous books on valuation and finance. 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 with Cutter Capital Management Founder and CIO, Vincent Aita. Prior to founding Cutter Capital in November of 2022, Vincent spent time as a Senior Analyst for Millennium Partners and a Portfolio Manager at Citadel. He also received a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Columbia University. On this episode, Vincent discusses the launch of Cutter Capital and how he managed to combine a love for genetics and business into a successful career.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama’s efficient market hypothesis for publicly traded stocks, but how efficient are private markets?  As it turns out, not very. In this episode, Soraya Darabi sits down with Barry Ritholtz to explain how she looks for market inefficiencies in overlooked founders and geographies. 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 with Kyla Scanlon, financial content creator, educator, and author. Her book In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work serves as a guide to understand the true hidden forces behind economic outcomes. In 2022, Kyla coined the term 'vibecession' to describe many Americans' view of the economy at the time. As an educator, she uses her social media presence to bring the human aspect of economics to the forefront and make complex topics easy to understand for all who take interest. On this episode, Kyla discusses her background, today's market vibes, and the importance of fostering a strong financial education.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are equities the best long-term investment? If so, is that always true? In this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeremy Schwartz about why you should, or should not, go heavy on stocks. Schwartz is Global Chief Investment Officer of WisdomTree, leading the firm's investment strategy team in the construction of equity Indexes, quantitative active strategies and multi-asset Model Portfolios.   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 with Victor Khosla, Founder and CIO of Strategic Value Partners. Prior to establishing SVP in 2001, Victor served as President of Cerberus Capital and built and managed one of the top proprietary trading businesses at Merrill Lynch. He is a member of the Management Council at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and sits on the board of Pratham USA. On this episode, Victor discusses the state of investing, 'trading' planes, and what it takes to build a leading global private credit firm.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can money buy you happiness? How much money is too much? Does wealth offer diminishing returns? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz is joined by Brian Portnoy to explore these questions. 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.