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Masters in Business

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz has in-depth discussions with the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.

Episodes

At the Money: Knowing When You've Whipped Inflation

Investors hate inflation. How can they evaluate what inflation means to the Federal Reserve and possibly future rate cutes? Former Federal Reserve economist Claudia Sahm, best known for the rule bearing her name, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using CPI data to anticipate future Fed action and changes in interest rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 06, 202417 min

David Snyderman on Specialty Finance and Data in Investing

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to David Snyderman, global head of Magnetar Capital LLC’s alternative credit and fixed income business. He also serves as chairman of Magnetar's investment committee and as a member of its management committee. Snyderman, who joined Magnetar in 2005 shortly after its launch, was previously the head of global credit and a senior managing director at Citadel Investment Group, and he served as a member of the management, portfolio management and investment...

Mar 01, 202449 min

Introducing: The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

The Deal , hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, features intimate conversations with business titans, sports champions and game-changing entrepreneurs who reveal their investment philosophies, pivotal career moves and the ones that got away. From Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Originals, The Deal is available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , iHeart , Bloomberg Carplay, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch The Deal on Bloomberg Television, and Bloomberg Originals on YouTube ....

Mar 01, 20242 min

Andrew Slimmon on Quantitative Factors in Markets

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Andrew Slimmon, managing director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He is also the lead senior portfolio manager on all long equity strategies for the applied equity advisors team, as well as a member of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in 1991 as an adviser in private wealth management, and later served as chief investment officer of the Morgan Stanley Trust Co. Previously...

Feb 22, 202452 min

At the Money: Why Self-Insight Is So Important

How well do you understand yourself? For investors, it is an important question. We're co-conspirators in self-deception and this prevents us from having accurate self-knowledge. This does not lead to good results in the markets. To explain, Barry Ritholtz welcomes David Dunning to the podcast. Dunning is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. Dunning’s research focuses on decision-making in various settings. In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed ...

Feb 21, 202414 min

Bill Dudley on Monetary Policies

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Bill Dudley, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he also served as vice chairman and a permanent member of the Federal Open Market Committee. He is the chair of the Bretton Woods Committee, and has been a nonexecutive director at Swiss bank UBS since 2019. Previously, he was executive vice president of the Markets Group at the New York Fed, where he also managed...

Feb 15, 20241 hr 25 min

At the Money: Is War Good for Markets?

What does history tell us about how war impacts the stock market? What is the correlation between geopolitical conflict and inflation? Can these patterns inform us of future bull market behavior? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeffrey Hirsch about what happens to equities after global conflicts. Hirsch is editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac & Almanac Investor Newsletter. He's devoted much of his career to the study of historical patterns and market seasonality in conjunction wi...

Feb 14, 202415 min

Bonus: Barry Ritholtz joins Elon, Inc.

On Tuesday, Barry sat down with Bloomberg's Elon, Inc. podcast to discuss his thoughts on the most consequential and controversial business leader of our time - Elon Musk. Ritholtz shares his views on SpaceX, Tesla, and Musk's leadership of his companies over the years. He also digs into Musk's relationship with Wall Street. Listen to this clip, then head over to the Elon, Inc. feed for the whole episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 13, 20247 min

David Einhorn: Market Structures Are Broken

Market structures are broken and value investing is dead. That's the view from David Einhorn. On this episode, the president of Greenlight Capital sits down for a wide-ranging discussion with Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz. Einhorn is also chairman of the boards of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. and Green Brick Partners Inc. He started the Einhorn Collaborative, which seeks to help Americans build stronger relationships, embrace their differences, and rediscover shared values and humanity. See ...

Feb 08, 20241 hr 8 min

At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing

How much you pay for stocks really matters. Should value investing be part of that strategy? To find out more, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeremy Schwartz. 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 07, 202413 min

Tom Hancock on Quality Stocks and Launching ETFs

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Tom Hancock, a partner at GMO LLC, where he is also head of the focused equity team. He manages the focused quality fund and its new Quality ETF, and is the portfolio manager for quality strategies. He previously served as co-head of the firm's global equity team. Prior to joining GMO, he was a research scientist at Siemens and a software engineer at IBM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 01, 202446 min

At the Money: Forecasting Recessions with Claudia Sahm

Investors don't like recessions. But how can they tell if one's coming? There's an indicator for that. It's called the "Sahm Rule," named for economist Claudia Sahm. Sahm is a former Federal Reserve economist best known for the rule bearing her name. In this episode, she speaks with Barry Ritholtz about using labor data to forecast recessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 31, 202414 min

Sarah Kirshbaum Levy on the Value of Marketing

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Sarah Kirshbaum Levy, chief executive officer of Betterment LLC, an independent digital investment adviser with $40 billion in assets under management. Prior to joining Betterment, Levy was chief operating officer of Viacom Media Networks, where she oversaw global strategy, finance and operations. Previously, Levy served as COO at Nickelodeon, where she spearheaded Nickelodeon's entry into new segments, including consumer products, resorts, Broadway ...

Jan 25, 202451 min

At the Money: How to Pay Less Capital Gains Taxes

We're coming up on tax season, after a banner year for stocks. Successful investors could be looking at a big tax bill from the US government. But how can you avoid sticker shock when Uncle Sam comes knocking? On this episode of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Ari Rosenbaum about investment vehicles designed to avoid big tax bills. Rosenbaum serves as the Director of Private Wealth Solutions at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. He leads the team that delivers OSAM strategies to advisors, co...

Jan 24, 202413 min

Shomik Dutta on Climate Tech Investments

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Shomik Dutta, founder and managing partner at Overture, a venture capital firm focused on climate tech and sustainability startups. He is also co-founder and general partner of Higher Ground Labs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 19, 202451 min

Cathy Marcus on Commercial Real Estate

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Cathy Marcus, co-chief executive officer and global chief operating officer of PGIM Real Estate. As co-CEO, Marcus develops and leads the company's global strategy. As global COO, she is responsible for overseeing business and investment operations globally. Marcus is co-chair of the board of directors of RealAssetX, PGIM Real Estate’s innovation lab aimed at accelerating advancement in the real assets industry. She was previously senior portfolio ma...

Jan 11, 20241 hr 3 min

At the Money: Investor Incompetence

Investor incompetence might play a larger role in poor performance than you think. That's thanks to a phenomenon called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. To explain, Barry welcomes David Dunning to the podcast. Dunning is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. Dunning’s research focuses on decision-making in various settings. In work on economic games, he explores how choices commonly presumed to be economic in nature actually hinge more on psychological factors, such as social norms ...

Jan 10, 20249 min

Matt Levine on Money and Stuff

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Matt Levine, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and the author of Money Stuff , a daily newsletter about Wall Street and finance. A former investment banker at Goldman Sachs, he was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; a clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and an editor of Dealbreaker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jan 04, 20241 hr 2 min

At the Money: Contrarian Investing

Is contrarian investing a solid strategy, or a fool's errand? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz discusses the issue with Michael J. Mauboussin. Mauboussin is Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Previously, he was Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital, Head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse, and Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jan 03, 202412 min

Team Favorite: Jenny Johnson on Managing a Trillion-Dollar Firm

On a special 500th-episode edition of Masters in Business, Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jenny Johnson, the president and chief executive officer of Franklin Templeton. Johnson joined the firm in 1988 and held leadership roles in all its major divisions, including investment management, distribution, technology, operations and high-net-worth, before becoming CEO in February 2020. She also led the historic acquisition of Legg Mason in 2020, with the combined organization managin...

Dec 29, 20231 hr 4 min

At the Money: The Best Way to Sell Your House

Is it a seller's market? That seems to be the consensus, but there are still tips and tricks to getting the biggest return for your home. On today's episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jonathan Miller, President of Miller Samuel. They discuss what to do, and NOT do, when selling a house. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 27, 202315 min

Stephen Suttmeier on Chart Portfolio of Global Markets

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Stephen Suttmeier, director and chief equity technical strategist at Merrill Lynch. His research appears regularly in Monthly Chart Portfolio of Global Markets, Market Analysis Comment, Sectors and Stocks on the Move, Thematic Stock Charts, and Chart Blast. Stephen ranked No. 4 in the 2015 Institutional Investor All America Research Poll and was the winner in the Best Bank for Equity Research category in the 2016 and 2017 Technical Analyst Awards. He...

Dec 21, 20231 hr 37 min

At the Money: Seasonality In Stocks

How do historical patterns and seasonality affect equities? Can these patterns successfully inform future investments? In this episode, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Jeffrey Hirsch about seasonal patterns in equities. Hirsch is editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac & Almanac Investor Newsletter. He's devoted much of his career to the study of historical patterns and market seasonality in conjunction with fundamental and technical analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Dec 20, 202316 min

Mike Rockefeller on Launching a New Hedge Fund

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Mike Rockefeller, co-chief investment officer of Woodline Partners LP. Woodline is an investment firm with a market-neutral equity strategy focused on the global health care and technology sectors. Woodline's subsector portfolio manager model enables a focus on generating idiosyncratic alpha and avoiding systemic risk factors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 202344 min

Introducing: Bloomberg News Now

Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report on today's top stories. Listen for the latest news, whenever you want it, covering global business stories around the world. on Apple: trib.al/Mx9TCh1 on Spotify: trib.al/T4BG8s4 Anywhere: trib.al/O4EX6BA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 14, 202351 sec

At the Money: Mutual Funds vs. ETFs

What's the best instrument for your investments? Mutual funds or ETFs? On today's edition of At the Money, Barry Ritholtz speaks to Dave Nadig about the pros and cons of these two investment vehicles. Listen to find out which is right for you. Nadig is the Financial Futurist for ETF Trends and ETF Database. He has been involved in researching, reporting and analyzing the investment management industry for more than 20 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Dec 13, 202311 min

Joel Tillinghast on Fidelity Investments

Barry speaks to Joel Tillinghast, a portfolio manager in the equity division at Fidelity Investments. Tillinghast co-manages Fidelity's Low-Priced Stock and Fidelity Series Intrinsic Opportunities funds, as well as portfolios for Canadian and Japanese investors. Tillinghast previously worked as an analyst covering coal, personal care, appliances, natural gas and tobacco at FMR Co. Before joining Fidelity in 1986, he served as a director of research and strategy at Bank of America Futures, a rese...

Dec 08, 20231 hr 10 min

Michael Fisch on Private Equity Funds

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Michael Fisch, CEO and co-founder of American Securities LLC. He is a managing member of the general partners of the American Securities Partners' series of private equity funds and a member of the investment committee of AS Birch Grove. He was previously a partner in two private equity funds, a consultant in the Paris office of Bain & Co., and worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Goldman Sachs. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Dec 01, 20231 hr 3 min

At the Money: Here's Why Stocks Are Your Best Bet

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 29, 202311 min

Cliff Asness on Celebrating 25 Years With AQR

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Cliff Asness, co-founder, managing principal and chief investment officer at AQR Capital Management LLC, which holds more than $100 billion in assets under management. Prior to co-founding AQR, he was a managing director and director of quantitative research for the asset management division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 27, 202338 min
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