What Investors Should Know About The Correlation Between Bonds And Stocks
Sixty percent in equities/40 percent in bonds is a popular, general approach to structuring a diversified portfolio. In theory, when times are good, your stocks go up, and when times are bad, your bon...
17 Sep 201840min
A Forensic Accounting Expert Explains How Companies Trick Investors
Companies have all kinds of discretion in how they recognize revenue and costs. Some of this is legit. Some of this is fraud. On this week's episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we speak with Howard Schil...
10 Sep 201835min
Matt Levine Dissects Elon Musk's Controversial Tweet
There's been an intense debate about what Tesla CEO Elon Musk meant when he tweeted in early August that he was taking the company private and that funding was "secured.” Bloomberg Opinion writer Matt...
4 Sep 201831min
The Time One Of Our Co-Hosts Launched His Own Cryptocurrency
Joe Weisenthal is a co-host of the Odd Lots podcast. He also once launched his own cryptocurrency called Stalwartbucks. On this week's episode, we speak with Guan Yang, who along with Weisenthal helpe...
27 Aug 201825min
An Emerging Markets Fund Manager Describes What's Happening In Turkey Right Now
Are you confused about the crisis in Turkey? Today's episode will get you cleared up. This week on Odd Lots, we spoke to Paul McNamara, an investment manager at GAM Investments, and a long-term vetera...
20 Aug 201830min
How Wall Street Started Selling You Financial Products
Open any financial publication and you'll see ads for investment products: exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and the like. Those ads can tell you a lot about what investors are currently thinking a...
13 Aug 201824min
How A Post-Keynesian Economist Sees The Markets Right Now
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai is the Director of Research at the Jerome Levy Forecasting Center, and one of the most interesting commentators on markets and the economy. He's also an economist who fits into...
6 Aug 201835min
Even The World's Greatest Investors Have Made Horrible Mistakes
Here's some good news for investors: If you've ever made a disastrous trade, you're not alone. All of the greats have made horrible moves as well. On this week's Odd Lots podcast, we speak to Michael ...
30 Jul 201829min
