Ok, If you haven’t been watching Twitter go crazy over ChatGPT the past few days, you’re missing out. Here’s a nice piece explaining some of the cool stuff we’ve seen just in a few days since it was released: 🤖 Here’s a little overview of all the crazy stuff I’m seeing with the new ChatGPT. […]
Category: Investing Insight
25
Oct
2022
Being a GenZ’er during Crypto Winter with @DeadCaitBounce’s Caitlin Cook
How do all these smart people end up in the crypto space? Versus the hedge fund world or traditional finance, or doctor/lawyer, etc. And how do investors separate the signal from the noise amongst all the meme stock pumps, Web 3 scams, and crypto deep dives? And is Winter coming, to borrow the Game of […]
29
Sep
2022
Hurricanes, Cat Bonds, and the Billions at Risk with Dr. Jeff Masters and Chris McKeown
Otherworldly forces can affect the market and hurt it just as much. Hurricane Ian continues to bring surges, winds, and flooding to Florida, and we have our own hurricane swirling around the set. That’s right, we’re bringing two forces together this week in a mashup of two previous pods with Hurricane Hunter Dr. Jeff Masters […]
01
Sep
2022
The Business of Staying Wealthy with Homer Smith of Konvergent Wealth
For those lucky few who’ve sold a business, inherited wealth, or otherwise find themselves in the enviable position of staying wealthy, not getting wealthy – the investment game can be more about playing defense than going on offense. But how do you go about that, who do you partner with to figure out complex tax […]
23
Aug
2022
There’s no Stupid Options questions, just Stupid Options Courses, SurgiFi attends Benn Eifert’s Class
Summer’s nearly over and class is definitely back in session for this episode, as we’re about to get schooled on options and trying to separate the scams from the science. This week we’re delivering the long-awaited episode with Dr. Benn Eifert(@bennpeifert), a Derivative appointed Jedi of Volatility from QVR Advisors, and Dr. David Rhoiney(@FiSurgi), who […]
11
Aug
2022
Using the Laws of Trading to find our edge with Agustin Lebron
We’re breaking the law…the laws of trading, that is! On this episode of the Derivative, we’re joined by Agustin Lebron (@AgustinLebron3), who started his career as an engineer and turned prop trader (you’d be surprised how common of a story and skill set that is) before writing his book The Laws of Trading: A Trader’s […]
28
Jul
2022
YOLO is BS, and Investing as just one Dimension of Wealth with Brian Portnoy of Shaping Wealth
Will the real Portnoy please stand up? This week’s guest may not be rating pizzas worldwide in one bite, but he is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money — we’re sitting down with the one and only Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., CFA. Brian(@brianportnoy) is the founder of Shaping Wealth, a coaching and content […]
21
Jul
2022
Don’t Call it Private Equity, Seeking Value (and Tax Alpha) in Small Business with Adam Tkaczuk
It’s not every day you get to talk about investing and food in the same conversation, and this week, refinancing, restructuring, and investing in niche businesses is on the menu with Adam Tkaczuk (@Adam_Tkaczuk). Adam is a tax consultant, project CFO, and private equity investor. He raises debt, equity, and government subsidies for projects and […]
20
Jul
2022
With Commodity Prices Down, Are CTAs/Trend Followers Getting Crushed?
Word in the Twitter streets is of a commodity blood bath: Remember, CPI is a lagging indicator Commodity $s have plummeted from peaks: Lumber -58%, Nickel -54%, Aluminum -37%, NatGas -31%, Steel -28%, Wheat -28%, Zinc -25%, Lead -23%, Copper -22%, Soybeans -18%, Corn -16%, Cotton -14%, Cocoa -14%, Oil -13%, OJ -11%(Rosenberg Research) — […]
19
Jul
2022
June Mutual Fund Performance
The theme for June is “non-correlated does not mean negatively correlated.” We’ve written about this before. While equities continued their bear tread and bonds seemed to hit a temporary low, volatility never really picked up. The real story seemed to be in commodities. Agriculture, metals, and energy all reversed course as the world began to digest […]
