2024 was a good – very good – year to be a bank. Wall Street thinks 2025 may be even better.
(00:14) Matt Frankel and Mary Long break down big bank earnings. They also discuss:
- Why comparisons to 2023 give banks more credit than they may deserve.
- The split between JP Morgan’s investment banking and consumer businesses.
- Growing interest in private cred ... Show More
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Maximizing Your 401(k), and Is Retirement Bad for Your Brain?
If you’re like most working Americans, your No. 1 strategy for accumulating enough money to retire is by contributing to a defined-contribution plan such as a 401(k), 403(b), or the federal Thrift Savings Plan. Consequently, when you retire will depend largely on how well you man ... Show More
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Ep 10. How to create a challenger bank within a legacy bank: A discussion on Marcus with Harit Talwar
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1h 6m
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How JPMorgan thrived amid a banking crisis
<p>It’s been a year since Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse left everyone worried that the US’s banking sector sat on shaky ground. Despite that turmoil, one bank stands out: JPMorgan Chase. The largest bank in the country, JPMorgan took home record profits in 2023, and its dom ... Show More
17m 51s
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Chris Whalen on Big Bank Earnings and the Return of Credit Risk
Chris Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, returns to Forward Guidance to comment on the ample and growing earnings of the big banks (particularly JPMorgan Chase, whose stock surged over 7% on rosy net income and increasing deposits).
Whalen argues that banks’ unrealized ... Show More
50m 13s
May 2025
160. Elite Boutiques vs. Bulge Bracket Investment Banks feat. Greenhill Chairman, Scott Bok
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we sit down with Scott Bok, Chairman and former CEO of Greenhill & Co. and author of Surviving Wall Street: A Tale of Triumph, Tragedy and Timing. Scott shares stories from his remarkable career journey—from big law at Wa ... Show More
1h 37m
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142. Bridgewater Co-CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour on on The Future of Investing, AI, and Beating the Market
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we are beyond thrilled to welcome the incredible Karen Karniol-Tambour, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund. Karen is one of the most powerful and influential figures in finance toda ... Show More
31m 58s