Nathaniel E. Baker

The Contrarian Investor Podcast

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The Contrarian Investor podcast gives voice to those who challenge a prevailing narrative in financial markets. Each episode features an interview with a hedge fund manager, investor, economist or other market participant. The goal is to educate all listeners with an interest in asset allocation and ultimately to provide actionable ideas to the institutional investor community.

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Author

Nathaniel E. Baker

Category

Business

Podcast website

contrarianpod.com

Latest episode

Jun 10, 2025

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Episodes

Trend-Following Strategies for the New World Order: Doug Greenig, Florin Court Capital 24.04.2024

This episode was recorded April 15, 2024, and was made available to premium subscribers the following day -- without ads or interruptions. More information on premium subscriptions is available on our Substack page . Dr. Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital joins the podcast to discuss his worldview -- one where the US is no longer the sole superpower -- the situation in the Middle East, US fiscal...

The Trend is Your Friend. Right Now It's Positive: Enrique Abeyta, HX Research 05.04.2024

This podcast episode was recorded Friday, March 29, 2024 and made available to premium subscribers the next trading day. To become a premium subscriber and take advantage of a host of other benefits, visit our  substack . Enrique Abeyta of HX Research rejoins the podcast to discuss his (constructive) views on the stock market, why commercial real estate concerns are overdone, and to provide one st...

Stock Income Will Be Key for the Next Stage of Financial Market History: Daniel Peris 27.03.2024

This podcast was released for premium subscribers on March 20, 2024. For more information on premium subscriptions please visit our Substack . Financial market historian Daniel Peris joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, The Ownership Dividend, and why the next stage of the investing cycle will be marked by renewed focus on dividends and cash flows. Note: The host's mic was a little 'stuff...

Lessons From Financial History: Mark Higgins 13.03.2024

This podcast episode was recorded Friday, March 1, 2024, and was made available to premium subscribers on March 6. For more information on premium memberships visit our Substack . Mark Higgins, author of the new book,  Investing in Financial History , joins the podcast to discuss lessons from the past and what period is the most appropriate point of comparison to today's market environment. Conten...

Time to Get Defensive, Avoid 'Magnificent 7' Tech Stocks: Ted Oakley, Oxbow Advisors 21.02.2024

This podcast was recorded on Feb. 15, 2024 and made available to premium subscribers that same day (without ads, natch). For more information on premium subscriptions, visit our Substack or Supercast . Ted Oakley, founder of Austin, Tex.-based Oxbow Advisors, joins the podcast to discuss his views on markets and the economy and why this is a time to get defensive with one's portfolio. Content High...

US Economic Outlook 'Surprisingly Optimistic': Scott Colbert, Commerce Trust Co. 01.02.2024

Scott Colbert, chief economist at Commerce Trust Company in St. Louis, rejoins the podcast to discuss his "surprisingly optimistic" outlook for the US economy in 2024. This podcast episode was recorded Jan. 30, 2024, and was made available to premium subscribers that same day. Become a premium subscriber through our Substack or Supercast pages. Content Highlights The outlook for the economy is sur...

Markets Face Headwinds in First Half of 2024: Barry Knapp, Ironsides Macroeconomics 11.01.2024

This episode was recorded on Jan. 8, 2024, and made available to premium subscribers the following day -- without ads or announcements. For details on how to become a premium subscriber (it's very easy), visit our  Substack or Supercast . Barry Knapp of Ironsides Macroeconomics rejoins the podcast to discuss his outlook for the economy and markets in 2024. Content Highlights Knapp's outlook for 20...

Risks Point to Downside in 2024: Kyrill Asatur, Centerfin 27.12.2023

This podcast episode was recorded Dec. 20, 2023 and made available exclusively -- without ads or announcements -- for premium subscribers that same day. This is just one of the benefits of becoming a premium subscriber. The others are detailed on our Supercast or Substack pages.   Kyrill Asatur, co-founder and CEO of Centerfin, re-joins the podcast to discuss his views going into 2024 and the like...

Short-Term Treasuries the Place to Be: Jared Dillian, Daily Dirt Nap 05.12.2023

This podcast episode was recorded Nov. 29, 2023 and made available to premium subscribers the following day. To become a premium subscriber, sign up through our Substack or Supercast . Jared Dillian of the Daily Dirt Nap joins the podcast to discuss his bullish views on short-term Treasuries and less optimistic outlook for the US economy. He also discusses his work as an author and views on dispar...

Opportunities in Emerging, Frontier Markets: Kevin T. Carter, EMQQ Global 21.11.2023

This podcast episode was recorded on Nov. 15, 2023 and released to premium subscribers the following day --without ads. To become a premium subscriber, sign up through our Substack or Supercast . Kevin T. Carter, founder and chief investment officer of EMQQ Global, joins the podcast to discuss opportunities in emerging and frontier market stocks. His first lesson: don't bother with the indexes. Th...

Opportunities in Credit Markets with Tom Carney, Weitz Investments 31.10.2023

This episode was released to premium subscribers on Oct. 26 without ads or announcements. More information about premium subscriptions is available on our Substack or Supercast . Tom Carney, co-head of fixed-income at Weitz Investments, joins the podcast to discuss his (perhaps surprisingly) optimistic view of bond and credit markets. Content Highlights Carney's views on the bond market. Interest...

Stocks, Bonds to Rally in Q4: David Hunter 16.10.2023

A short actionable highlights reel from this podcast was released to premium subscribers last Thursday, Oct. 12 -- the same day it was recorded. The full episode and transcript were made available to premium subscribers the following day. Become a premium subscriber by signing up on our Substack or Supercast . David Hunter of Contrarian Macro Advisors rejoins the podcast to discuss his views on th...

Contrarian Investing Primer With Phil Pecsok, Anacapa Advisors 20.09.2023

This episode was released to premium subscribers -- without ads or announcements -- on Sept. 18. Find out about premium subscriptions here . Phil Pecsok, founder of Anacapa Advisors, joins the podcast to supply a primer on contrarian investing: What it is, what catalysts to look for, and some valuable lessons from his 30-year career on Wall Street. Content Highlights The guest provides his views o...

Hard Landing for the US Economy, Mild Recession to Spare Emerging Markets: Ayesha Tariq 04.09.2023

This podcast episode was recorded on Aug. 29 with a 'highlight' clip of the most actionable insights released to premium subscribers that same day. Premium subscribers then received the full episode -- without ads or interruptions -- the following day, on Aug. 30. To find out more about premium subscriptions, visit our Substack . Ayesha Tariq, co-founder of MacroVisor, rejoins the podcast to discu...

Diamonds as an Asset Class: Concepts, Contrarian, Catalysts, With Cormac Kinney 30.08.2023

This podcast was released to premium subscribers on Aug. 24. Become a premium subscriber on Substack or Supercast .  Cormac Kinney, founder and CEO of Diamond Standard, joins the podcast to discuss the concept of diamonds as an asset class: why they haven't become an investable commodity like other precious metals, how that may be changing, and what investors can expect in terms of correlation to...

Some Disparate 'Best Ideas' for the Rest of 2023: Brooker Belcourt 23.08.2023

This episode was recorded on Aug. 15 and released to premium subscribers that same day. Become a premium subscriber here . Brooker Belcourt, founder of Covey.io, rejoins the podcast to discuss the three-pronged consensus that the investment platform's best analysts are picking up right now and the 20 names that have emerged... (Not investment advice). Content Highlights What are the best Covey ana...

The Economy's Soft-Landing Will Be Short-Lived: Peter Kraus, Aperture Investors 10.08.2023

This podcast episode was released to premium subscribers the same day it was recorded. Become a premium subscriber by signing up on our Substack or Supercast . Peter Kraus, founder and CEO of Aperture Investors, joins the podcast to discuss his views on the economy, why he expects the 'soft landing' to occur, but why it will quickly give way to renewed concerns. Content Highlights An economic soft...

Investor Confidence Is Fast Approaching 'Invulnerable Extremes': Peter Atwater 27.07.2023

This podcast episode was made availableto premium subscribers on July 25 without ads or announcements. There are many other benefits to being a premium subscriber. Sign up through Supercast or our Substack . Peter Atwater joins the podcast to discuss the ideas from his latest book, "The Confidence Map: Charting a Path From Chaos to Clarity." Crucially, he tells listeners why investor confidence is...

Contrarian Wealth-Generation, With Stephanie Walter 20.07.2023

Premium subcribers received this (and every) episode early and without ads . Stephanie Walter of Erbe Wealth joins the podcast to discuss some of the trade secrets of ultra-wealthy investors. Listeners may be shocked to hear about their very small allocation to public equities... Content Highlights A unique way to generate tax-free income through so-called premium financing insurance (1:51); The s...

Trend-Following Strategy Primer and Current Opportunities, With Anthony Todd, Aspect Capital 13.07.2023

This podcast episode was released to premium subscribers on July 12 without ads or announcements. There are numerous other benefits for the premium service, which are spelled out on our Substack . Anthony Todd, the founder of Aspect Capital, joins the podcast to discuss the trend-following investment strategy he helped pioneer almost 50 years ago including where it might be particularly applicable...

Regional Bank Credit Risk, AI Tech Hype, Trouble in Commercial Real Estate: Chris Bemis, X-Cubed Capital 20.06.2023

This podcast episode was released to premium subscribers on June 15 without ads or announcements. There are numerous other benefits to premium subscriptions, which are spelled out on our Substack . Chris Bemis, co-founder of X-Cubed Capital, joins the podcast to discuss his views on regional bank credit risk, the nascent bubble in AI tech stocks (and AI more generally), problems in commercial real...

Inflation Will Persist Above the Fed's Comfort Level: Naomi Fink 07.06.2023

This episode was made available to premium subscribers on June 1 without ads or announcements. To become a premium subscriber sign up on Supercast  or  Substack . Naomi Fink, founder and CEO at Europacifica Consulting in Los Angeles, joins the podcast to discuss her view that inflation will prove more elevated and persistent than market participants are anticipating -- and how and where this impac...

AI is Overhyped, Will Only Worsen Inequality: Simon Johnson 31.05.2023

This episode was made available to premium subscribers on May 24, without ads or announcements. To become a premium subscriber sign up on Supercast  or  Substack . MIT Economist Simon Johnson joins the podcast to discuss his book, 'Power and Progress, Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity' and specifically why artificial intelligence is likely overhyped, and that not just from...

Value Stock Geek on Google, Meta, Taiwan Semiconductor 18.05.2023

This episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 16 and made available to premium subscribers that same day. To become a premium subscriber sign up on  Supercast  or  Substack . Value Stock Geek rejoins the podcast to discuss recent portfolio acquisitions Google (GOOG), Meta (META), and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), what's on his watch list, and where and when he could be looking to buy. Content Highlights...

Mild Recession Brings Opportunities in Tech Stocks, Corporate Bonds: Elliot Kallen 11.05.2023

This episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 9 and a short highlights reel was made available to premium subscribers that same day. The full podcast episode followed a day later. To become a premium subscriber sign up on Supercast or Substack . Elliot Kallen, founder of Prosperity Financial Group, joins the podcast to discuss his expectations for a coming recession, to start this summer, and why some...

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