Yesterday
Your Brain is the Worst Investor in the Room — ft. Scott Nations
Ed Elson is joined by Scott Nations, President of Nations Indexes and author of “The Anxious Investor”, to break down why human psychology often leads to poor investment decisions, and what you can do to counteract it. He also shares his views on the boom in options trading, expl ... Show More
51m 50s
Jan 15
Why Big Banks Are Selling-Off
Ed Elson sits down with Saul Martinez, Head of U.S. Financials Research at HSBC, to unpack bank earnings and the implications of a credit card interest rate cap. Then, Semafor business reporter Rohan Goswami joins the show with the latest on the bidding war for Warner Bros. Disco ... Show More
33m 31s
Jan 14
Trump’s 25% Iran Tariffs Explained
Ed Elson speaks with Maurice Obstfeld, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the economic situation in Iran and what Trump’s new tariff on its business partners means for the country. Then Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, join ... Show More
32m 31s
Sep 2024
Prof G Markets: Takeaways from the Second Debate + Does the US Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
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Scott and Ed open the show by discussing recent inflation data, Oracle’s earnings, Wall Street’s decision to curb working hours for young bankers, and Open AI’s newest model. Then Scott shares his reactions to the President debat ... Show More
50m 31s
Nov 7
Alternative Investing: Alts For All - [Business Breakdowns, EP.234]
This is Matt Reustle. Today, we are back to talk about increased access to alternative investing. My guest is Josh Clarkson, managing director at Prosek Partners. You may remember that Josh joined us last year in our primer series on private credit. He is back today to discuss wh ... Show More
50m 14s
Oct 18
Trading Isn’t Just for “Finance Bros”: Why Women Are Built to Win in the Markets with Diana Perkins
If you’ve ever felt like the stock market was a boys’ club you weren’t invited to, this episode is about to change that. Diana Perkins — CPA, investor, and founder of Trading with Diana — joins Shari to break down why trading isn’t as intimidating as it looks, how women’s natural ... Show More
46m 34s
Nov 8
Carlyle's Head of Global Wealth, Shane Clifford on Why It's Time to Rethink Private Markets
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2159526/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>We are thrilled to present a SPECIAL EDITION of The Wall Street Skinny. This episode, recorded live at Carlyle’s NYC offices, is a candid interview with one of o ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2025
Kenneth Rogoff: Tariff Impacts, The Dollar's Future and Global Economic Shifts
What challenges lie ahead for the global economy in an era of rising tariffs and geopolitical tension? In this episode, Nicolai Tangen speaks with Kenneth Rogoff, renowned economist and co-author of the seminal book "This Time Is Different," about the shifting economic landscape. ... Show More
1h 9m
Apr 2025
Mark Dow: Tariffs, Trade, and Trump - [Making Markets, EP.59]
My guest today for the second time is Mark Dow. Mark is one of my favourite thinkers on Macro, and his experience at the IMF, the US Treasury, and Wall Street gives him a truly unique perspective for the current moment. As we went through one of the biggest market and policy uphe ... Show More
53m 20s
Kyla Scanlon, author of “In this Economy? How Money and the Markets Really Work,” joins the show to discuss how political uncertainty is moving the markets and how to act accordingly as an investor. She also shares two investment areas the tech sector needs to focus on, breaks down the comeback story of a top-performing stock, identifies some solutions to Am ... Show More
