Spencer Jakab, editor of Heard On The Street for The Wall Street Journal, joins Forward Guidance to share what he learned writing his latest book, “The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors.” Jakab and Farley discuss meme-stock mania in all its aspects: the outwitting of hedge funds by individual investors, the transfo ... Show More
Sep 11
The Bond Market Is Trapping The Fed | Weekly Roundup
Bond investors are testing whether policymakers can suppress yields without reigniting the inflation they claim to fear. This week, we unpack the political incentives, stubborn prices, and Fed’s looming credibility test currently testing markets. We explore the massive increase t ... Show More
45m 23s
Jan 2021
Bonus Episode: GameStop Traders Rock the Financial Industry
Youngme , Mihir , and Rawi share their thoughts on how a group of individual investors went head-to-head with Wall Street hedge funds, pushing up GameStop’s stock price and raising questions for the entire financial industry.Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com. Email your ... Show More
19m 31s
Nov 2025
Tales of Unexpected Losses: AXON, TREX, WRBY
Wall Street didn’t take kindly to the financial reports from Axon, Trex, and Warby Parker. Should investors be buying amid the bloodbath? We answer that question on today’s show. Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, and Tim Beyers: - Report what Wall Street didn’t like about AXON, TREX, an ... Show More
21m 42s
Feb 2021
Marc Cohodes: "The Stock Market is Not A Game"
The Interview, recorded on February 1, 2021 .In this interview with Jason Buck of The Mutiny Fund, famed short-seller Marc Cohodes of Alder Lane Farm pulls no punches as he diagnoses the true culprits behind the exponential volatility in stocks such as GameStop: extreme leverage ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2023
The Meme Stock Cult [TEASER]
In 2021, scrappy young investors from across the world joined forces to buy GameStop stock, aiming to take down greedy hedge funds. What came next was tragedy, injustice, and a conspiratorial internet cult so stupid we had to do an episode about it.To hear the rest of the show, s ... Show More
19m 38s