My guest today on the Alpha Exchange is Bruce Darringer, Founder of BSD Strategic Advisors and former Partner and Chief Operating Officer of King Street Capital Management.
Our conversation is about risk management, but not simply the risk of prices moving against you. As Bruce makes clear, an investment firm is a complex institution, and market stress has ... Show More
Nov 2
Lori Calvasina, Managing Director, Head of US Equity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
On this episode of the Alpha Exchange, I’m joined by Lori Calvasina, Head of U.S. Equity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, for a discussion on the forces shaping the equity market and the framework she uses to assess where the S&P 500 should trade. A central theme of our conversat ... Show More
50m 14s
Oct 28
Randy Cohen, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance Harvard Business School Co-Founder, PEO Partners
Private equity has become an increasingly important part of institutional portfolios. Investors are attracted to its long-term return potential, the ability to influence portfolio companies and, perhaps less explicitly, the relatively smooth performance that comes from periodic r ... Show More
52m 12s
Oct 9
Chris Hentemann, Founder and CIO, 400 Capital Management
Chris Hentemann launched 400 Capital Management in October of 2008, in the teeth of the Global Financial Crisis, with roughly $2.5 million of friends, family and mostly his own capital. Today, 400 Capital manages approximately $8 billion, focused on asset-based and securitized cr ... Show More
52m 4s
Mar 2025
Volatility, Divestitures, and IPOs
Today we talk market volatility and inflation, the struggling dollar store industry, and a new AI initial public offering.
Also, Asit and Matt have thoughts on some recent earnings reports, writer Ben Wallace joins us to talk about the history and future of Bitcoin, and, as alwa ... Show More
40m 31s
Mar 2024
Macro Traders Reflections
Alf welcomes back Brent to the show, and the co-host duo discusses macro data, Fed's Waller speech, Japan and China. But most importantly they share thoughts and observations about the current low volatility market regime, how to approach it trying to avoid the most common macro ... Show More
36m 59s
May 2022
Finding momentum in a down market
CNBC's Bob Pisani spoke with Mel Faber, Co-founder and CIO of Cambria Investments along with Tom Lydon, Global CEO of ETF Trends. They discussed what to do in a down market without taking yourself out of the game entirely – whether it’s momentum trading or put options. Plus, what ... Show More
26m 56s