Masters in Business

This episode of At The Money was recorded in July, before President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. So please note that this conversation was had before that departure. We live in an age of endless news and spin.  We rely on data and news releases, but it's really easy to get tripped up by all of it. How should investors manage this firehose of numbers? Mi...

Barry speaks with Timothy Ferriss, an American entrepreneur, investor, author, podcaster, and lifestyle guru. He is known for his 4-Hour self-help book series — including The 4-Hour Work Week, The 4-Hour Body, and the 4-Hour Chef. He's written five number one bestselling books, including Tools of the Titans. He also has a new card game called Coyote. In this episode, they discuss trying to f...

Money. It's a driving factor in our lives. But how often have you thought about those little green pieces of paper in your wallet and the idea that created it, or the digital zeros and ones in our banks and brokerage accounts that represent your money? Is it real, or simply a collective delusion?   Paul Vigna is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and has been a journalist for more than 2...

Barry speaks with Erik Hirsch, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Hamilton Lane, previously serving as CIO and Head of Strategic Initiatives. As co-CEO, he is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction and operations. Erik is also Vice Chairman and a trustee of the University of Virginia’s College Foundation, and serves on the board of the Philadelphia 76ers Youth Foundation. In this ep...

Are you passionate about cars? Have you imagined collecting, rebuilding or showing them? Classic cars have been appreciating rapidly and if my emails or anything to go by, quite a few of you have caught the fever. Hannah Elliot is the super car reviewer for Bloomberg, and has been covering the auto industry and exploring car culture for over 15 years. She also drives a 1975 Rolls Royce Silver Shad...

Barry speaks with Sonal Desai, executive vice president and chief investment officer for Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. She directly manages $215 billion in assets. A native of India, Desai earned a Ph. D. in economics from Northwestern University and briefly taught economics at the University of Pittsburgh. She then spent six years with the International Monetary Fund before entering the privat...

Equity-based compensation has become an increasingly popular form of compensation in the United States, especially in Tech and high-growth, VC-funded companies. Joey Fishman is a Senior Advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management (RWM), where he assists clients with managing their stock, options, and equity compensation. He joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss essential information about earning pay in stock...

Barry speaks with Neil Dutta, head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research. Neil leads their macroeconomic research efforts, with an emphasis on analyzing the US economy, Federal Reserve, global trends, and cross-market investment themes. Prior to RenMac, Neil spent seven years at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. There, he was a Senior Economist covering both the United States and Canada. They di...

One of the biggest challenges of retirement is actually spending your money! After decades of working, saving, and investing, pivoting to spending down your accumulated wealth can be surprisingly difficult. Christine Benz is the Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar. She's published numerous books on retirement, most recently, “ How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a H...

Barry speaks with Richard Bernstein, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Richard Bernstein Advisors.  Rich has over 35 years′ experience on Wall Street, most recently as the Chief Investment Strategist at Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1988, he held positions at E.F. Hutton and Chase Econometrics. They discuss the growth in his firm, the overall macro investment enviro...

What do you do when the business model of your chosen career changes radically? How can you adapt to changing conditions?  Sam Ro is a veteran markets journalist and CFA. After decades of working for Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, and Axios, he launched his own Substack, TKER. Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio...

Barry speaks with Kate Moore, chief investment officer at Citi Wealth. They discuss Kate's extensive and diverse career which saw her as Head of Thematic Strategy and a portfolio manager for the Global Allocation Fund at BlackRock, and includes stops at JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Moore Capital and Morgan Stanley in senior investment positions. She also holds a degree in political an...

Thinking about retirement? Do you know how you will spend your time? And perhaps most significantly, how much retirement can you afford? Christine Benz is Director of Personal Finance & Retirement Planning at Morningstar; her new book is “ How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement. ” She joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss what you need to know abou...

Barry speaks with Velina Peneva, group chief investment officer at Swiss Re about the business of reinsurance, managing risk, her career path and more. Peneva started her career at Bain & Company in 1998 and later became Partner in 2011. While she was there, she worked with fund managers and investors, became a leader in the private equity practice in Zurich and became a member of the firm's g...

Israel attacked Iran with drones; the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear sites. This after months of Tariffs announcements and geopolitical wrangling. What are investors supposed to do? Sam Ro, an award winning financial journalist and CFA known for his clear, data-driven insights into markets joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss what you need to know about navigating geopolitical turmoil. Each week, &ld...

Barry speaks with Stephen Laipply, global co-head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs at BlackRock, for a conversation about uncertainty in markets, the impact of the Trump administration's tariff and trade policies, the Fed's rate path this year, what's driving institutional and household investors from the fixed income perspective and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to buy a beach or lake house or other vacation property?  You need some effort, assistance from a local expert, and a decent pile of money. Jonathan Miller, President of Miller Samuel, joins Barry Ritholtz to discuss what you need to know about purchasing a vacation property. Each week, “At the Money” discusses an important topic in money management. From portfolio constructi...

Barry speaks with Bill Bernstein, neurologist, investor, author and co-founder of Efficient Frontier Advisors about his unique career path from science to finance and how he uses lessons learned in neurology and applies them to investing. Bill also shares his thoughts on the current economic and political environment and his thoughts on how to navigate uncertainty in markets.  See omnystudio....

How do you change careers when you are a highly accomplished, successful attorney? The answer is focus within your profession on what you love doing! Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard Law School co-author of the new book, “Algorithmic Harm: Protecting People in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Previously he co-authored “Nudge” with Nobel Laureate Dick Thaler. We discus...

Barry speaks with Bryon Lake, Chief Transformation Officer for the Client Solutions Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Bryon started at PowerShares in the ETF industry eventually becoming head of International ETFs for Invesco. Bryon then moved to New York to head JPMorgan Asset Management's global head of ETF solutions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the impact of “ Algorithms” on the prices you pay for your Uber, what gets fed to you on TikTok, even the prices you pay in the supermarket? Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard Law School co-author of the new book, “ Algorithmic Harm: Protecting People in the Age of Artificial Intelligence ” Previously he co-authored “Nudge” with Nobel Laureate Dick Thal...

Barry speaks with Richmond Federal Reserve President and CEO Tom Barkin. Tom has been a member of the Richmond Fed since 2018. He is also on the Federal Open Markets committee and is responsible for a variety of Richmond Fed technology and bank supervision. Previously, Tom had spent 30 years at McKinsey, where eventually he became chief risk Officer and then Chief Financial Officer. The perfect gu...

What does it take to undertake a significant career change? How can you shift from a safe but unsatisfying job into one that you love? Successfully navigating a major career change requires some skill, some hard work, and a bit of luck.   Morgan Housel is the author of the best-selling “Psychology of Money” (8 million copies sold worldwide), We discuss how he shifted his career in...

A smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Busine...

Barry speaks with Ron Shaich, co-founder of Au Bon Pain and founder and former chairman and CEO of Panera Bread. A key part of building that brand, today Shaich is a lead investor in Cava, Tatte, Life Alive and Level99, continuing a long and extensive career in the restaurant and fast casual business. He’s credited with defining the fast causal segment. Shaich makes his investments through A...