Ram Ahluwalia

Lumida Wealth : Non-Consensus Invest Beyond the Ordinary

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Thought provoking conversations with world class leaders in business and investing. Where are the overlooked opportunities? How are hard decisions made? What makes a great investor? Host: Ram Ahluwalia, CEO Lumida WealthFrequency: WeeklyRun time : 60 mins per episodePrevious Guests: Frank Rotman (CIO, QED Investors), Marc Weill (Partner, Two Sigma Ventures), Doug Cifu (CEO, Virtu Financial)

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Ram Ahluwalia

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

SpaceX and Blue Fin Tuna 22.04.2026

00:00 - Combating Global IP Theft & Tariffs 00:55 - A Pragmatic Approach: Open Season on IP 02:35 - Market Outlook & Economic Resilience 04:50 - Recent Trends: Junk Stocks & Short Squeezes 06:12 - The Problem with Modern News & AI 08:47 - Why AI Will Disrupt Financial Advisors 10:37 - Strategic Tax & Estate Planning Decoded 13:35 - Founder Moves: Optimizing Your Estate early 15:16 - The Lumida Vis...

Claude Reverse Uno 21.04.2026

00:00 - Claude's Reverse Uno Card & Market Sentiment  01:45 - Consensus vs. Non-Consensus Positioning  03:13 - Contrarian Investing & The Performance Chase  04:27 - Market Technicals & Constructive Indicators  06:07 - Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Path & Sovereign AI  08:12 - Momentum Strategies & Overcoming "TDs"  09:54 - Retail Bottoms & The Consumer Story  11:16 - Diversifying Across Time Horizons  12:3...

FSD: The Non-Consensus Rally 15.04.2026

00:00 - The Non-Consensus Rally & Performance Chase 01:10 - Identifying Opportunities in Quality Names 01:45 - Homebuilders and Geopolitical Cycles 02:30 - Software Capitulation & The Re-Grossing Phase 03:30 - Private Credit Exposure & Bank Stability 06:10 - Centcom Strategy & The New Geopolitical Equilibrium 10:30 - The AI Trade: Anthropic, Claude, and Dislocated Sectors 12:40 - Investing in the...

FSD: Iran Negotiations, Positioning 10.04.2026

00:00 - Geopolitical Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz 01:43 - US "Standing Down" and the IRGC Strategy 02:20 - Oil Price Forecast: Higher for Longer 03:01 - Iran’s Incentives and the Toll Gate Strategy 04:46 - Global Realignments: China, Russia, and Digital Currencies 05:58 - Military Miscalculations and Asymmetric Defense 06:42 - Market Opportunities: Quality Businesses at Trough Multiples 07:31...

FSD: OpenAI, Claude, Iran 06.04.2026

00:00 Market Thoughts and the Sense of Humor in Investing 01:30 OpenAI’s Acquisition of TBN: A War for Attention 03:17 The Rise of Claude and OpenAI’s IPO Path 04:44 Data Centers, Redemptions, and Market Weakness 07:30 Geopolitical Tensions: Iran and the Strait of Hormuz 11:41 Analyzing the "10% War Rule" and Market Fallacies 16:54 Short Covering vs. Quality Rallies 19:18 Long Themes: Real Assets,...

FSD: Unfinished Business? 01.04.2026

00:00 - Spring Updates and Market Volatility  00:56 - The Iran Negotiation Reality Check  02:32 - Shifting Goalposts and the Trump Oil Vision  03:39 - Inflation’s Return: From Airfare to Agriculture  04:44 - Defensive Positioning and Finding US Value  06:17 - Avoiding "Death by Cop" and Theme Exhaustion  07:39 - Ferrari, Nike, and the Brand Name Trap  08:25 - SpaceX, Tesla, and Tech Sector Shorts ...

FSD: Hope Springs Eternal 31.03.2026

00:00 - The Psychology of Hope and "All That Glitters" 02:40 - The Tesla Trajectory and Sentiment Gauges 04:04 - Cultural Perspectives on Hope: US vs. Europe 04:52 - Trading Reality vs. Expectations: The Two-Day Rule 06:44 - The Great De-grossing: Record Margin Debt and Institutional Unwinding 08:42 - The BlackRock Shift: From Consensus to Neutral 10:33 - Phase 4 Mistakes: Why "Buying the Dip" is...

BlackRock 30.03.2026

00:00 - BlackRock’s Late Neutral Call & Market Reality  01:14 - Market Volatility, Oil Shortages, and Finding Value  02:17 - Geopolitical Impacts: Trump, Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz  03:35 - Microsoft vs. Meta: Pricing Power in an Inflationary World  05:44 - The Rise of AI Productivity Tools & "Clockwork"  07:04 - Shorting the Overpriced: Data Centers and Consumer Brands  08:53 - Resilient Busi...

SpaceX IPO, TerraFab, Iran, Inflation 27.03.2026

00:00 - Sunlight, Hormones, and Vitamin D Tips 01:11 - The 47-Year Conflict: Why Negotiation Fails 02:48 - Shifting Goalposts: Entering Week 5 of the Conflict 03:54 - The Pernicious Inflation Passthrough in Travel and Energy 05:39 - Market Strategy: Avoiding "Death by Cult" and Tired Themes 07:57 - The Cure for High Prices: Innovation in Memory and GPUs 10:14 - Berkshire Hathaway and the Insurance...

Abundance or Armageddon? AI, Iran, and the Stakes of Getting It Wrong 27.03.2026

00:00 - Identifying Thoughtful Investors and Echo Chambers 02:12 - Geopolitics: The U.S., Iran, and the 50-Year Peace Goal 05:18 - Economics of the Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island 08:16 - The Geopolitical Bull Case: Oil, Money, and AI Arms Races 10:13 - The $2 Trillion Gulf Investment and Strategic Defenses 11:39 - Commodity Plays: Gold Miners and Inflationary Hedges 12:51 - Energy Sensitivity a...

Iran cease fire? 25.03.2026

00:00 - Soho Event & New York Conference 00:36 - The Ceasefire Gambit: Why a Deal is Unlikely 01:00 - Trump’s Urgency vs. IRGC’s Deterrence 01:45 - The Tanker Crisis and Global Oil Flow 02:26 - Missile Effectiveness and Defense Interceptors 03:28 - The Trust Deficit and the Ukraine Precedent 05:37 - Market Volatility: Fading the Gap Up 07:13 - Israel’s Existential Stance and Netanyahu’s Incentives...

The Taco Two Step? 24.03.2026

00:00 - The Taco Two Step: Trump’s Tarmac Comments 00:55 - Meme Warfare and 15 Points of Negotiation 02:59 - Geopolitical Damage: Qatar Infrastructure and ICBMs 03:53 - The Kharg Island Dilemma and "Missile Vietcong" 05:34 - The Window for De-escalation vs. Strategic Objectives 07:27 - Market Valuations: IT, Staples, and Utilities 09:21 - Oil Futures and the U.S. Tanker Dynamic 11:12 - Saudi Tanke...

Kharg Island, Inflation, Gold Oh My 23.03.2026

00:00 - Friday Rituals and Hibachi Tips 01:24 - How Liquidity Risk Turns Into Credit Risk 03:36 - The Asymmetry of the Strait of Hormuz 06:15 - The Bull Case vs. Reality of Taking Kharg Island 09:07 - U.S. vs. Israel: Differing Geopolitical Incentives 12:44 - The Economic Reality of $180 Oil and Gasoline Spikes 14:42 - Negotiating with Paranoia: The Iranian Leadership Dilemma 17:25 - Institutional...

Val Kilmer 20.03.2026

00:00 - Val Kilmer, AGI, and the Market for Attention 01:45 - The Disruption of Netflix and AI’s GDP Fallacy 04:35 - Geopolitics: Leon Panetta on the Strait of Hormuz 06:57 - Military Strategy: Deficits and Residual Forces 08:28 - Commodity Contagion: Oil Futures and Price Arbitrage 10:40 - Market Outlook: Identifying Quality and Value in Biotech 12:42 - Semiconductors and Industrials: Distributio...

Break It, then Fix It?-0 19.03.2026

00:00 - Mandatory Retirement and Midterm Projections 01:35 - The 2028 Political Strategy: Break It Now, Fix It Later 02:29 - Geopolitics: Venezuela, Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz 05:20 - Oil Tactics and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 07:16 - Theory of Mind: How Political Leaders Respond to Incentives 09:24 - Inflation Regime: PPI Data and Rising Commodity Costs 10:42 - Market Strategy: Shorting...

Find the Barbell 18.03.2026

00:00 Introduction & Find the Barbell 00:27 Defining the Barbell Strategy 01:13 Analyzing Market Themes: Drones vs. Value 02:24 Software and MedTech Opportunities 03:50 Homebuilders: Seasonality and Affordability 06:33 The State of Healthcare and Eli Lilly 07:56 Travel, Leisure, and the Baby Boomer Trade 08:42 Market Lockouts and Vanna Charm Flows   Connect with Us Online: Lumida News Lumida Deals...

Inflation ahead? 17.03.2026

00:00 Transitioning to an Inflationary Regime 01:05 Rising Costs: From iPhones to Lumber 01:43 Impact of the Iran Conflict on Oil & Gas 02:44 The US-UK Relationship and NATO Risks 06:26 Strategy Layers in the Middle East Conflict 08:52 Market Volatility and Options Expiration 09:38 Nvidia’s Trillion-Dollar Revenue Clarification 10:52 The Cost of Nvidia’s 75% Profit Margins 13:00 The US Edge: ASML...

Game Theory of AI, Credit Cycle and Mom 16.03.2026

00:00:00 – Intro: Family, Travel, and Game Theory 00:00:55 – The AI CapEx Arms Race: Disruption or Survival 00:02:01 – Tech Risk vs. Consumer Staples: The Discount Rate Problem 00:02:49 – Private Credit Incentives: A Race to the Bottom 00:04:45 – The 2021 Vintage: Deteriorating Loans and Refinancing Stress 00:06:52 – History Repeats: Rome, Julius Caesar, and Modern Populism 00:10:02 – The Minsky H...

Life and Death in the Payments Sector 13.03.2026

(01:45) Alex Wilson Background (02:46) Payments Sector Reset (04:28) Shift4 Business Model (06:56) Shift4 vs Stripe (11:35) Legacy Processors Outlook (14:36) Crypto and Stablecoins (16:26) Defensible Payments Niches (17:48) Stablecoin Adoption Path (21:07) Stablecoin Issuers Moats (23:15) Interchange and Cost Cuts (25:42) Cyclops Origin Story (27:28) Cyclops Value Proposition (30:23) Focus as Stra...

Is AI a Bubble? 13.03.2026

(01:55) Anthropic Trillion Talk (03:12) Mainframe AI Mindset (04:38) Value Based Pricing (07:56) Local Agents Shift (11:23) Rent Seeking Economics (15:14) Diffusion Reality Check (17:10) RPO Debt Spiral (20:02) Hyperscaler Capex Trap (21:45) Bailouts And Mergers (24:23) Nvidia Knock On Risk (35:15) TSMC Discipline Factor (36:49) China Taiwan Risk (38:37) Memory Trade Returns (40:05) Micron Valuati...

Warsh, Iran, Gold, and the Death of Everything You Thought Was Safe 13.03.2026

(01:49) Yen Carry Trade Debate (07:18) Sanctions And Iran Pressure (10:45) Dollar Power And Alternatives (15:26) Stablecoins And Genius Act (21:32) Why Treasuries Are A Bubble (24:49) Gold Allocation And Momentum (30:26) Physical Gold And Tail Risks (37:55) No Return To Gold Standard (41:25) Copper Silver And Timing (46:19) Bitcoin Drawdown Explained (51:14) Crypto Exposure And Tribes (56:46) Cult...

FSD: Recognition Moment 13.03.2026

00:00:03 Introduction: The Recognition Moment 00:00:52 The Private Credit Time Bomb 00:02:30 Earnings Realities & Growth Narratives 00:03:45 The Psychology of the Wall of Worry 00:05:15 Bubble Unwinding: From Crypto to Industrials 00:07:26 Speculation on Market Players (Druckenmiller & Morgan Stanley) 00:08:23 The Real Economy vs. Private Credit Tightening 00:09:33 Investment Opportunities & "Clea...

Great Power Politics & International Stocks 13.03.2026

03:21 Davos and Great Power Lens 05:10 China as Rising Hegemon 08:34 Neorealism Core Principles 16:24 Nationalism vs Trade Peace 28:11 Island Chain Strategy Explained 31:57 Containment and Economic Limits 44:34 Shift to Markets and Software 47:13 Scaling Into Positions 48:00 International Stock Setup 51:46 Retail Rotation Returns 52:42 Country ETFs Outperform 54:22 Banks As Country Bets 56:27 US B...

Economic Populism and the Rise of International Stocks 20.01.2026

(03:23) Trump's economic policies are actually left of Bernie Sanders (07:07) International markets outperforming the S&P 500 by 4x (16:23) Why bank earnings matter more than Fed officials for reading the economy (21:49) How dismantling Sally Mae created the student debt crisis (24:27) The software paradox - rising revenue meets falling stock prices (29:31) Adobe growing 10% annually but trading l...

The Code of Reality 09.01.2026

[00:34] Introducing Danny Goler and His Unique Thesis [01:10] Exploring Psychedelics and Reality [03:35] Danny's Journey and Scientific Curiosity [07:25] The Experiment and Its Implications [12:08] Synchronicities and Public Perception [14:48] The Code of Reality and Its Observations [27:09] Scientific Method and Shared Experiences [44:16] Discovery of DMT in Rats [45:49] The Hard Problem of Consc...

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