Today Shimon and Alex discuss Infrastructure with Dritan Nesho. Dritan was ranked the most accurate pollster of the 2020 election cycle and brings with him fresh data on Biden’s infrastructure plan. Do most Americans want the bill to pass? Do Democrats? You’ll be surprised at the latest polling data! http://hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA https://www.linkedin.com/in/dritan-nesho-589a8237/ Support the show...
Apr 22, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Today Shimon and Alex discuss Shimon's musing on Janet Yellen and her push for Joe Biden's Infrastructure plan. Specifically, he advocacy of increasing the corporate income tax. You can find the musing here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1575751/episodes/8291184 We talk about Shimon's take of the merits of her argument and whether it holds water. http://hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA Support the show...
Apr 16, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 25
The Coinbase IPO is finally here. Shimon and Alex discuss the Bull and Bear case, our trading strategy, pros and cons to buying long or entering a long/short strategy, and what this means for the markets at large. Don't miss this one as after April 14th, the world will not be the same. hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA Support the show
Apr 14, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Janet Yellen wrote an opinion piece for the wall street journal in which she claims that increasing corporate tax rates will make the USA more competitive on the world stage. I respectfully disagree. What's even worse is that she is cherry picking data to make readers reach the wrong conclusions. I dive into all of these topics and provide my opinion. http://hardcorefinance.com Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Support Hardcore Finance...
Apr 07, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Today Alex and Shimon chat with Gad Allon – an award-winning and favorite professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss the one macro shift that is disrupting everything and we don’t even know it: Gigafication. We talk about the Gig Economy of today, the immense challenge of matching Supply and Demand, how the concept of the “firm” is dead as we know it, and the off-the-charts efficiencies Gigafication will bring. _________________________________________ Gad Allo...
Mar 29, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Today Shimon and Alex welcome Chris Erwin Founder of RockWater Industries . It's a killer chat about New Media, #Clubhouse , at-homification, #NFTs . We talk about how brands have expanded their presence into the home, the fight for attention, tradeoffs between high-production media and live events (such as clubhouse) and even how to value NFTs. If you're into new media you cannot miss this pod! Chris Erwin is the founder of RockWater, a research and advisory firm for media, tech, and ...
Mar 22, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 20
We need your help! Shimon and Alex have been working with the Honorable Representative Croke ( https://crokeforillinois.com/ ) to make Illinois the most Digital Asset -friendly state. It will boost jobs, bank the unbanked, bring business and fintech to the entire state and Chicago. Bill HB3968 will come out of committee on March 23rd and go to the floor for a vote. Help us and help yourselves! What can you do? 1. Read the bill: https://tinyurl.com/vdju6jvt 2. Sign a witness slip showing your ...
Mar 19, 2021•2 min•Season 2Ep. 19
There is a massive Bitcoin Energy usage debate out there about Bitcoin being Green or dirty. It is completely wrong and both sides don't understand what they are talking about. @MrEBITDA worked in energy in the past and corrects the record once and for all. hardcorefinance.com @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA Support the show
Mar 18, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Today we are thrilled to welcome Divya Narendra, the Founder and CEO of SumZero, the world's largest investment community. We talk about how Divya founded Sumzero, the investment research community, fed monetary policy, bitcoin, generating alpha and a lot more. hardcorefinance.com sumzero.com @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov @divyanarendra Support the show...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Today we are thrilled to welcome Wasim Ahmad - the Chief Crypto Officer of Vault12 - to the Podcast. Wasim is a serial entrepreneur with five exits, and an advisor in the fields of AI, the blockchain, cryptocurrency, and encryption solutions. At Vault12, he led the private and public fundraising - one of the world’s first STOs and focuses today on expanding the Vault12 ecosystem. We discuss different security measures and how security will become paramount in the world of cryptocurrencies. If yo...
Mar 08, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In today's episode, Alex and Shimon discuss the topic of inflation. Is it good or bad? Do we see it coming up on the horizon? Does the fact that we're moving to a zero marginal cost economy impact the effect of money printing on inflation? Visit us at www.hardcorefinance.com Follow us on twitter: @shimonlazarov @mrebitda Support the show
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In today's episode, Alex and Shimon discuss the recent sentiment around the stock market and bitcoin being in a bubble territory. Are we due for a correction soon? Tune in to find out. Follow us on twitter: @shimonlazarov @mrebitda www.hardcorefinance.com Support the show
Feb 22, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Today we are joined by Daniel Prince (@princey1976) host of the Once Bitten Podcast (http://www.once-bitten.com/) - one of my favorite podcasts in the space. Daniel worked in currency trading for many years before discovering bitcoin. We dive deep into issues such as technology, Bitcoin's impact on the financial sector, governments, and many more. We had some audio issues which required us to cut out some of the content, but we hope the end result isn't terrible :-) Follow us on twitte...
Feb 17, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Today Shimon and Alex are joined by the one and only Stephan Livera - host of the Stephan Livera Podcast (https://stephanlivera.com/). Stephan is a well know defender and fan of "hard money" and the Austrian School of Economics and he helps Shimon and Alex debate the differences between the current economic theories of the west vs. the hard money economics of the Austrian School. @ShimonLazarov @MrEBITDA @StephanLivera https://stephanlivera.com/ http://hardcorefinance.com Support the s...
Feb 10, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 13
COVID 19 dramatically changed the Real Estate Markets. Will residential or commercial real estate be the same? What will coming back to the office look like? Can this be a watershed moment for the industry and drive some real innovation? Today we welcome to discuss: Gil Eyal - Strategic Advisor to the Chief Innovation Officer of Silverstein Properties, and Dan Goldstern - Co-Founder of Dojo.co @Shimonlazarov @MrEBITDA hardcorefinance.com Support the show...
Feb 08, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 12
A short musing about the most tectonic shift you will experience in a century @MrEBITDA Support the show
Feb 04, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In today's episode, Alex and Shimon discuss the recent Robinhood fiasco. For the first time since either of us can remember, mainstream stock trading apps let people sell stocks but not buy the same stock. This happened because of a huge short position that a hedge fund had and a horde of retail reddit investors who went against it in order to short squeeze the trade. What happened next will surprise you. Follow us on twitter: @shimonlazarov @mrebitda www.hardcorefinance.com Support the sho...
Jan 29, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Today, I -@MrEBITDA - want to muse about the rise of the retail investor. These younger (typically) investors are value driven and care about companies. They are also enabled by apps such as Robinhood and are out to show strength against Wall Street and the "Elites". They have become a force to be reckoned with - as evidenced by the recent Game Stop fiasco. But what does this mean for your portfolio? Will this cause you gains or pain? Listen to find out more @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Su...
Jan 27, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The stock market is booming, as is Bitcoin (even though it has hit its typical Bull Market snag) - but will it last? Are there signs of a snag in the fabric? Can we see those signs and recognize them in time? @ShimonLazarov and @MrEBITDA explain! Support the show
Jan 26, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Today we are joined by Nick McCullum from Passiv to discuss the passive approach to investing. Passiv is a platform that allows people to automatically rebalance their investment portfolios. We spoke about the merits of active vs passive investments, the expected market reaction to the coming money printing, stock indices vs ETFs and a lot more. @shimonlazarov @mrebitda @nickjmccullum Support the show...
Jan 21, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Today Shimon Lazarov @ShimonLazarov and Alex Chizhik @MrEBIDA chat about using the past to predict the future. Often market analysis, especially technical analysts use past behavior to inform their trading. But does that work? When does that work? Are certain metrics relevant? Is the P/E Ratio relevant? Tune in! Follow us on twitter! @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Our YouTube cha...
Jan 18, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In today's episode, Alex and I meet in person, in a socially distanced way to discuss the topic of leverage and interest rates. Is leverage good? Should the government deficit spend, or should it run a balanced budget? Should one take a mortgage? And how does Bitcoin fix this (tm)? Join us for a fireside chat that will answer all these questions. Follow us on twitter! @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Subscribe on Spotify: http...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Today Shimon Lazarov @ShimonLazarov and Alex Chizhik @MrEBITDA welcome Yan Pritzker @skwp to the podcast. Yan is the co-founder and CTO of THE hottest start up in the Bitcoin space, Swan Bitcoin (swanbitcoin.com). Yan is a long time Bitcoiner and walks us through dollar cost averaging, Bitcoin vs Index Funds, and how to think about the current Bitcoin bull-run. This is a MUST listen to understand what is driving the current high Bitcoin price and how this is vastly different than the 2017 "...
Jan 11, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this musing, Shimon discusses how to pick the "fastest horse in the race" in an environment where the government is expected to spend $3T in stimulus and print money at 15% y/y. Should we choose industries that benefit from the new money, or should we choose industries where less government intervention is expected. Visit us at www.hardcorefinance.com or follow us on twitter @mrebitda, @shimonlazarov Support the show...
Jan 10, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This is not a happy day or happy episode. The events yesterday in Washington, DC were despicable, disgusting, dangerous, un-American, and embarrassing. We have hit a low as a nation - but there is room for optimism. Today we are joined again by Dritan Nesho, the most accurate pollster in the U.S. to help us make sense of the unimaginable and tell us the path out of the abyss. Follow us on twitter! @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr S...
Jan 07, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Today @MrEBITDA and @ShimonLazarov discuss why with the Senate in such tight deadlock the Georgian Elections are critical. Even with a democratic sweep of the two Senate seats, the Georgia senatorial race might not result in a path for the sweeping changes that the Democratic base is looking for. We are joined by our close friend and colleague Dritan Nesho, CEO of HarrisX, who rated as the most accurate U.S. Pollster of the 2020 Presidential Election cycle. Together, we discuss the Senatorial ra...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Celebrity endorsements can be great but what's the best way to use influencers and celebrities to scale businesses? And how does an investor evaluate businesses with a mega-presence? @Gileyal - a great friend of @Shimonlazarov and @MrEBITDA explains! A bit about Gil: Gil is one of the World's leading experts on Influencer Marketing. He was the President and Founder of HYPR (sold to Juliusworks in April 2020), the market leader in data-driven influencer marketing automation solutions. G...
Dec 31, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 1
New Episode Types - Hardcore Finance Musings. These will be short segments recorded by @ShimonLazarov or @MrEBITDA (Alex Chizhik) as top-of-mind thoughts about business or investing. Hope you like these bite-sized food-for-thought pieces. Support the show
Dec 30, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hide that booze and get your Fedora hats on. The Glitz, Glamour, and Parties are here! It's about to be 1921 baby!!! Or is it? Tune in to find out if 2021 will repeat history and set us up for another major market bubble and ensuing crash. Invest or stash away your cash? @Shimonlazarov and @MrEBITDA discuss. Follow us on twitter! @MrEBITDA @ShimonLazarov Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/36u8fmbr Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4zv6syfc Our YouTube ch...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
2020 broke all typical rules of finance and investment. We've had massive quantitative easing and low interest rates yet no inflation in consumable goods. AirBnB laid off a large portion of the workforce but then filed for an IPO. Bitcoin went head to head with Keynesian economists. COVID stopped the world stopped on a dime and then started up again. A new vaccine was born in under a year. What lessons can we take away from all of this? @Shimonlazarov and @MrEBITDA discuss. Follow us on twi...
Dec 22, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
