If you want to maximize the value of your home for decades, you might update the kitchen. But if your time frame is one week, then you might burn down the house. Brendan Ballou is a federal prosecutor and special counsel at the Department of Justice, where he led the antitrust division’s work on private equity. He's also authored a new book, “Plunder, Priva ... Show More
Nov 6
Nasdaq In Freefall: Is the AI Trade Ending?
AI stocks took a hit this week, but does the selloff signal a lasting shift in the market’s biggest trade? Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Emily Flippen discuss the future of AI spending, companies fighting disruption, and Tesla’s shifting EV strategy. They also challenge assumpt ... Show More
40m 55s
Nov 5
Stock Market Slumps, Qualcomm & Quick Serve Earnings, and a Robotics IPO
Today’s stock drop may have caught a lot of people off guard, but that is the price we pay to invest in stocks. Knowing how to control one’s emotions on these types of days can be just as important as picking the right stocks. Plus, Qualcomm, Cava, and Dutch Bros earnings and a f ... Show More
22m 55s
Mar 2022
Ep4 "Making Bad Investments Profitable" with Pete Briger
<p>When it comes to investments, value sometimes resides in unlikely places. Pete Briger, CEO of Fortress Investment Group, specializes in buying bad debt and spinning it into gold.</p><p>In this episode of <em>All Else Equal</em>, Briger, who dubs himself a “garbage collector,” ... Show More
27m 28s
Sep 2025
Private equity’s public reckoning
With interest rates high, private equity has had a harder time finding investors … and making money. To solve this problem, the industry has found novel ways to avoid closing their funds. But time may be running out. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong talk to the F ... Show More
23m 13s
Nov 2025
No One's Talking About This Dangerous Housing Trend
📗 Order my book, Breaking Free From Broke. 🎧 Or check out Breaking Free From Broke on audiobook. Selling a piece of your house to Wall Street sounds insane, right? Well, that’s what’s happening with home equity agreements—and millions of Americans are falling for it. In this ep ... Show More
12m 3s
Sep 2021
Inside the Mysterious Multi-Trillion World of Private Equity
Dan Primack of Axios joins the show to talk about the record amounts of money flowing through private equity right now, who's behind it, and where it is being deployed. Also, it's a big week for Apple, and an even bigger year for sports betting. Plus the investing term we need to ... Show More
29m 14s
Dec 2022
Sachin Khajuria – Two and Twenty, An Insider's Take on Private Equity (Capital Allocators, EP.285)
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Sachin Khajuria is a former partner at Apollo and twenty-five-year veteran of private equity who recently authored "Two and Twenty," a fantastic insider's account of the private equity industry.<br /> <br /> Our conversation covers Sachin's ration ... Show More
52m 18s