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Keeping it Simple with Simplify Asset Management

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Simplify offers innovative options-based strategies to help build better portfolios. Tune in for insights from our Keeping it Simple series for conversations with industry leaders as they discuss events that shape today's markets. For more information, visit us at simplify.us or email info@simplify.us.

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Keeping it Simple | Ep. 53: Convexity Squared 10.12.2025 45:43

Michael Green and Harley Bassman unpack asymmetry with Noel Smith of Convex Asset Management. Recorded: December 4th, 2025. For more information, visit https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients w...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 52: Passive Aggressive—Another One Cites the Bust 15.09.2025 1:05:04

Is it different this time? Cam Harvey rejoins Mike Green and Harley Bassman to discuss the inverted yield curve, the market impact of passive investing, and more. For more information, visit https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offe...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 51: Everything Else Is Credit 11.08.2025 59:38

Dana Samuelson of the American Gold Exchange joins Michael Green and Harley Bassman for a review of gold. For more information, visit https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asse...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 50: And Yet It Moves! 16.07.2025 1:01:50

Finance professor Davidson Heath joins Michael Green and Harley Bassman to recant his stated beliefs on passive investing. For more information, visit https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients wh...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 49: Sins of Commission — Did We Create a Subprime Crisis? 09.06.2025 1:04:22

COVID-era programs that concealed credit reporting and scoring are expiring. Mortgage credit specialist John Comiskey joins Michael Green and Harley Bassman to reveal what has been swept under the rug. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 48: The Forbidden Question — What’s Going on With China’s Trade Surplus? 06.05.2025 1:13:17

Brad Setser shares his detective skills with Michael Green and guest host Christopher Getter, Portfolio Manager and Emerging Markets Strategist. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospe...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 47: Are Interest Rates TooHig? Thoughts from Credit Markets 07.04.2025 1:02:42

John Toohig of Raymond James joins Michael Green and Harley Bassman to discuss insights from the frontlines of credit markets. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients wher...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 46: With a Liquid Howell, She Cried More, More, More 10.03.2025 1:00:41

Michael Green and Harley Bassman are joined by global macro expert Michael Howell to discuss the state of liquidity. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 45: Valentin Haddad — No Love For EMH 10.02.2025 1:01:36

UCLA Associate Professor Valentin Haddad joins Michael Green and Christopher Getter to discuss his work on passive investing. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 44: Cosmic Latte 13.01.2025 1:03:28

Leland Miller joins Michael Green and Harley Bassman to discuss what the China Beige Book reveals about the investment universe. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients wh...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 43: All the Wong Answers 17.12.2024 1:01:58

Bloomberg Economics' Anna Wong has been nailing the data. Join Michael Green, CFA and Harley Bassman to discuss what she sees. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients wher...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 42: Old Ironsides 18.11.2024 1:07:19

Michael Green, Harley Bassman, and Barry Knapp go old school. For more information, https://www.simplify.us. Questions about the content discussed in this video? Please contact info@simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are prop...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 41: Can We Inflate Away Angrynomics? 15.10.2024 1:05:21

Mike and Harley check in on the state of the economy with Mark Blyth, Professor of International Economics at Brown University. For more information, https://www.simplify.us Investing involves risk including potential loss of principal. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Manage...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 40: Damp Croissant or Jelly Spring? 17.09.2024 1:02:27

Andy Constan and Cem Karsan join Mike and Harley for a debate on market structure. For more information, https://www.simplify.us Investing involves risk including potential loss of principal. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properl...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.39: Wake Me Up, When October Ends 12.08.2024 58:37

Mike and Harley are joined by former Fed staffer and founder of QI Research, Danielle DiMartino Booth, to discuss her October 2023 recession call. For more information, https://www.simplify.us Investing involves risk including potential loss of principal. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Si...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.38: Are We Fourth Turning Japanese? Or Is It Different this Time? 15.07.2024 1:15:53

Neil Howe joins Mike and Harley for a discussion of cycles and saeculi. For more information, visit www.simplify.us Investing involves risk including potential loss of principal. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.37: India?!? I Hardly Know Ya! 18.06.2024 1:04:46

Harley and Mike welcome Anupam Ghose from System Two Advisors to discuss the economic dynamics and investment opportunities in India. For more information, visit www.simplify.us Investing involves risk including potential loss of principal. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Ma...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 36: Divergence Is Bad, Mmm’K? 14.05.2024 1:00:18

Professor and Author Peter Atwater joins the Simplify crew to discuss this special K-shaped economy. For more information, visit http://www.simplify.us. Important Disclosures Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exe...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.35: Dawson’s Creek or One True Hill to Die On? 15.04.2024 1:05:10

Cameron Dawson joins the Simplify crew for a debate on what’s really going on in the economy. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠http://www.simplify.us⁠⁠⁠ . Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. SE...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.34: Have the Martians Landed? 18.03.2024 1:04:24

Industry legend, Jim Grant of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, joins Mike and Harley to discuss the soft landing, the Fed pivot, and other stories you might have been tempted to believe! For more information, visit ⁠⁠http://www.simplify.us⁠⁠ . Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify As...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.33: Goliath vs. Goliath 14.02.2024 1:08:19

Matt Stoller joins Mike & Harley to discuss the growing issue of monopoly power and the role of the state. For more information, visit ⁠http://www.simplify.us⁠ . Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from...

Keeping it Simple | Ep.32: Variable or Variant Weather? 16.01.2024 1:01:48

Tian Yang of Variant Perception joins Mike Green and Harley Bassman to discuss what opportunities and pitfalls 2024 may hold for global markets and investors. For more information, visit http://www.simplify.us . Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its represe...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 31: Scoring with a Bank Shot… 19.12.2023 1:11:05

Chris Whalen brings his banking expertise to Keeping it Simple. For more information, visit simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. SEC registration does not constitute an endorsemen...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 30: Erik Is "Going Nuclear" 14.11.2023 1:01:44

Erik Townsend of MacroVoices lays out the case for an energy revolution NOW. For more information, visit simplify.us. Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. SEC registration does not constitute...

Keeping it Simple | Ep. 29: Tastes Like Chicken 17.10.2023 1:17:01

The famous Green Chicken, Doomberg, joins Mike & Harley for a molecular view of the global state of affairs. For more information, visit http://www.simplify.us . _________________________________________________________ Simplify Asset Management Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Simplify Asset Management Inc. and...