Trey Lockerbie invites back Scott Lynn of Masterworks, fresh off of his recent $110M fundraise that valued Masterworks over $1B, to discuss how Art performs during periods of inflation. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 4:26 - Why Masterworks is choosing to stay private for the time being. 1:25 - What the $110MM they raised will go towards. 14:59 - Masterworks’ overall impact on the art market. 21:33 - The most compelling research they’ve uncovered to date. 30:00 - Which artist might have the first...
Feb 04, 2022•53 min•Ep 487•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:07 - Why Jeff transitioned away from being a doctor to being a hedge fund manager. 10:25 - Jeff's thoughts on the healthcare sector. 10:25 - Jeff's thoughts on the pharmaceutical sector. 14:56 - How he can conduct "all-weather" investing with negative spreads in fixed income. 25:35 - Why Jeff believes economic growth or tightening should be the first consideration for investors. 29:51 - How Jeff identifies a shift in credit growth. 29:51 - How Bitcoin might perf...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 486•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:18 - An in-depth analysis of the stock market crashes in 1907, 1929, 1987, 2008, and 2010 06:57 - The similarities between the FED’s monetary policy in 1929 and today 16:02 - How the stock market could decline by 22.6% in a single day in 1987 26:46 - How the incentives for homeowners and investment bankers in 2008 destroyed the stock market 33:25 - Why the next crash is going to look more like the flash crash in 2010 than any of the earlier crashes BOOKS AND RES...
Feb 01, 2022•49 min•Ep 485•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 2:33 - Why Tobias Carlisle thinks that William Sonoma undervalued (Ticker: WSM) 18:38 - Why Stig has changed his mind on gold 46:16 - Why Hari Ramachandra believes that Coinbase is undervalued (Ticker: COIN) *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Stig...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 484•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 1:50 - Who are the members of the Paypal Mafia, their origin stories, and how PayPal came to be. 36:35 - The many trials that Paypal endured. 50:24 - The culture at Paypal and how it developed. 57:59 - Jimmy's main takeaways having personally interviewed each billionaire and years of additional research. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Masterm...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 483•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:23 - Mark's overview of monetary history leading up to the current events we see today in financial markets. 08:11 - How the world is currently seeing peak centralization. 12:23 - Mark's opinions on the Anti-communist manifesto. 21:45 - Thoughts on Bitmex acquiring a 268-year-old German Bank. 26:30 - Thoughts on the SEC and regulatory guidance. 47:32 - Mark's thoughts on why PoW is so important. 53:54 - Mark's thoughts on NFTs and smart contract protocols. 1:01:...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 482•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 10:18 - How to take positions in the market with a $5 upside and a $1 downside. 13:14 - How to make money in spin-offs. 26:45 - How to make money in risk arbitrage and merger securities. 45:57 - How call options work. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Joel Greenblatt’s book, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius – Read reviews of this book....
Jan 25, 2022•54 min•Ep 481•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie sits down with Joe Percoco, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Titan - an investing platform with a mission to take on legacy institutions such as Fidelity and democratize access to high finance strategies. Titan has over $1B in AUM and recently closed a $58MM round led by Andreesen Horowitz. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 03:31 - What Joe learned from working at McKinsey and Goldman Sachs and also, what he did not learn. 12:03 - The strategies that Titan offers. 24:06 - What millennial...
Jan 23, 2022•59 min•Ep 480•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie sits down with Logan Allin, the Managing General Partner and founder of Fin. Fin is a VC firm that now has 10 unicorn portfolio companies, some of which have IPO’ed and are over $1B in AUM. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 10:39 - B2B SaaS tailwinds that have occurred from the pandemic. 21:00 - The opportunity ahead for financial information migrating to the cloud. 28:51 - Best metrics for tracking SaaS companies. 33:11 - Logan’s take on SOFI stock performance, since he was previous...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 479•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:25 - Luke's overview of the Macro landscape. 11:53 - Luke's thoughts on the dollar for the first half of 2022. 18:08 - China's shift in monetary policy. 18:08 - How Preston and Luke are estimating how high interest rates might go. 26:55 - How currency exchange rates can offset interest rates (or make them twice as bad). 31:51 - How China's water problem could turn into a major energy crisis. 39:40 - How the reverse REPO system works. 59:27 - What if the Saudis b...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 478•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 12:25 - The different methods for stock investing valuations. 13:43 - The difference between investors and speculators. 21:35 - When you should hold short term and long term bonds. 40:04 - How to counteract risk in your portfolio. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other ...
Jan 18, 2022•54 min•Ep 477•Transcript available on Metacast Stig Brodersen chats with Guy Spier. Guy Spier has had a profound impact on the value investing community. As with Warren Buffett, many investors first find Guy Spier to learn how to invest. But while you might come for the investing lessons, you stay for the life lessons. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 02:13 - How to use envy as a positive force in your life. 09:43 - Which idea that Guy Spier had to let go of in his evolution as a value investor. 15:03 - Why Guy Spier thinks that Charlie Munger...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 476•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie sits down with Eddy Elfenbein. Eddy is the founder of Crossing Wall Street, which is a financial blog that’s been running for 17 years. He’s also the portfolio manager for an ETF based on his Buylist that he releases once per year. Interestingly enough, the list holds 25 stocks and is only rebalanced or changed at the end of the year. The buy list has beaten the S&P 500 by 61% since inception. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 08:40 - How Eddy thinks through selling and rebalancing t...
Jan 14, 2022•50 min•Ep 475•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:09 - What was the ah ha moment for Stephan in Bitcoin? 05:35 - What does Stephan think most people miss about the tech on Bitcoin? 16:39 - Stephan’s thoughts on lightning Tech. 30:48 - What kind of attack or vulnerability does Stephan think is most concerning for Bitcoin? 40:43 - How does Stephan see regulation playing out in the near future? 47:03 - DLCs and stable coins happening on Bitcoin. 1:02:08 - Stephan’s thoughts on growth deflation. 1:05:07 - Favorite ...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 474•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:10 - Who is Tony Robbins and what is his book “MONEY – Master the Game” all about? 12:03 - Common financial myths. 46:29 - The best advice from billionaires. 58:49 - What do billionaires all have in common? *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Ou...
Jan 11, 2022•58 min•Ep 473•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie sits down with Ph.D. economist, author and fund manager, Daniel Lacalle to get his forecast for 2022. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 01:29 - The ongoing developments from Omicron. 08:58 - Which industries are most at risk. 10:19 - Differences between the US and the Eurozone on many fronts. 13:06 - The recent announcements from the US Fed. 28:46 - Daniel’s forecast for inflation. 33:01 - The future of ESG companies and the skepticism surrounding them. And much much more! *Disclaime...
Jan 09, 2022•55 min•Ep 472•Transcript available on Metacast Trey sits down with investigative journalist and author, Christopher Leonard. Chris wrote a New York Times bestselling book called Kochland, which profiles billionaire Charles Koch and Koch Industries. He’s also the author of a new book, entitled The Lords of Easy Money - How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 03:40 - The origins of Koch Industries and how Charles rose to his billionaire status. 05:37 - The operating system of Koch Industries, known as...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 471•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:22 - Nic's general thoughts on the fundamental health of Bitcoin. 25:29 - Politically how Nic sees the digital asset space progressing. 25:29 - Global politics and what's happening with stable coins in Myan Mar. 38:25 - Nic's thoughts on the Chivo Wallet in El Salvador. 43:02 - What are Nic's thoughts on Ethereum? 57:15 - How does Nic think about the centralization of mining in Bitcoin? 1:00:40 - Jack Dorsey's recent comments on Web 3.0 and VCs having a conflict...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 470•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 14:14 - Why you can have anything but not everything in life. 28:17 - Ray Dalio’s 5-step process to achieve your goals in life. 33:28 - Why 15 uncorrelated bets is the holy grail of investing. 49:46 - The personal advice Ray Dalio gave to Preston. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Cla...
Jan 04, 2022•50 min•Ep 469•Transcript available on Metacast Our new co-host, William Green, interviews Ray Dalio, the legendary founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. Dalio explains how to position ourselves to survive and thrive in changing world order. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 5:06 - Why Dalio believes the U.S. is in danger of a dramatic and turbulent decline. 11:23 - How China is rapidly rising to become the world’s dominant power. 30:30 - Why Dalio warns that cash and bonds are terrible bets in today’s environment. 3...
Jan 02, 2022•2 hr 44 min•Ep 468•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie shares his top takeaways from some of his conversations throughout 2021. He had the great privilege to learn from some of the greatest minds in finance, business, and investing which he is very grateful for. People like Howard Marks, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Kyle Bass, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jim Collins and so many more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:15 - Chain-weighted inflation with Kyle Bass. 04:48 - Hyperinflation in the US with Morgan Housel. 08:44 - High Growth C...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 467•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:28 - How Mauricio and Adam first met. 03:38 - Mauricio's experience with hyperinflation in Venezuela. 08:09 - Why Build Ledn and what's its value to the market. 11:50 - How Ledn assist borrowers with Real Estate down payments. 14:49 - Why would a person pay such a high-interest rate? 18:06 - How individuals can use reverse loans on Real Estate to buy Bitcoin. 26:45 - How does the custody of the collateral work? 28:22 - Why use USDC versus Tether. 32:46 - What's ...
Dec 29, 2021•50 min•Ep 466•Transcript available on Metacast Trey speaks to Marc Bell who says “not so fast..” Marc is the Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Terran Orbital. Marc is an extremely accomplished individual, who is about to realize his 5th unicorn company, meaning a company valued over $1B. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:55 - Terran’s fundamentals. 11:36 - Key differences in the technology of the satellites in play. 18:51 - The competitive landscape of the Earth Observation as a service industry. 31:51 - Why Terran is choosing to go public th...
Dec 26, 2021•51 min•Ep 465•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie explores the evolution of Quant investing with Jonathan Briggs. Jonathan holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from UPenn and has had a long career of researching and developing investing techniques for pension funds, such as the CPP Investment Board. He is now CIO of his own fund, Delphia, where they are implementing techniques developed from his research. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 08:16 - The basics of quant investing. 15:54 - The commoditization of ...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 464•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:51 - What gave Saifedean the idea for the new book. 04:15 - What are the four key elements of how the Fiat system works? 10:38 - What surprised Saifedean the most about what value fiat brings to the existing economy. 15:39 - Inflation is a vector - what does that mean? 24:27 - How has fiat corrupted the existing incentives in food, academia and other areas? 36:19 - What is the shadow banking system? 37:59 - What's the purpose of the IMF? 58:10 - How does fiat me...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 463•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie discussed Special Situations with Thomas Braziel. Thomas was recommended by multiple guests because of his Sherlock Holmes approach to finding buried treasure (sometimes literally) types of opportunities. Thomas is not your average investor. They explore a lot of unique topics and it's guaranteed you will learn a ton. One quick caveat: Trey was recording from Costa Rica, Thomas was in London, so the audio quality had tiny glitches along the way. Please bear with us because the sub...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr•Ep 462•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie explores some interesting topics around fintech, entrepreneurship, and the pitfalls of crowdfunding with Ryan Caldbeck. Ryan is the founder and Chairman of CircleUp, a platform that set out to democratize investing, but ultimately pivoted away to a different model. They discuss why. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 2:39 - Insights into building your own board, team, and cap table. 4:27 - The traditional path and alluring appeal of becoming an institutional investor, but also what it...
Dec 17, 2021•56 min•Ep 461•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 03:01 - Does Bitcoin have any intrinsic value? 07:01 - Bitcoin uses too much energy consumption. 19:47 - Governments can kill Bitcoin. 30:50 - Bitcoin looks and feels like a bubble. 34:14 - Bitcoin is too volatile. 36:33 - Bitcoin is manipulated. 37:38 - Regulation in the coming year. 52:36 - What is the lightning network? 57:41 - Alt Coins are everywhere, why does Bitcoin win. *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform difference...
Dec 15, 2021•57 min•Ep 460•Transcript available on Metacast Trey Lockerbie chats with the very fun, Joe Brown of Heresy Financial. Joe is most known for his youtube channel, providing entertaining videos on a wide range of financial topics. Joe is a wealth of knowledge and provides an amazing framework for thinking through the current economic landscape. Please enjoy this wide-ranging discussion with Joe Brown. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 03:16 - The history of money and how we’ve arrived at the monetary landscape we have today. 32:32 - The playbook t...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 459•Transcript available on Metacast IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 17:45 - Learnings from Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban 19:28 - Why you should consider wine in your portfolio 22:50 - The basics of wine itself and what separates a “fine wine” from all the rest 27:22 - The biggest risks to the wine industry 38:58 - How to build a portfolio of wine, or simply invest in a wine index 56:26 - How to impress your significant other next time you’re at dinner or the wine shop and more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due...
Dec 10, 2021•57 min•Ep 458•Transcript available on Metacast