The Julia La Roche Show

Macro researcher Jim Bianco ( @BiancoResearch ), the president of Bianco Research, joins Julia La Roche again for a wide-ranging conversation on the macroeconomic environment. In this episode, Bianco shares why he thinks we've seen a bottoming in inflation and that it will start to creep back up. He also explained why he doesn't see the Fed pivoting because the inflation rate is likely to...

Dr. Edward I. Altman , Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, Emeritus at the Stern School of Business, New York University, joins Julia La Roche on episode 88 for an in-depth discussion on where we are in the credit cycle and the global phenomenon of zombie companies. Dr. Altman is a renowned professor and researcher for his bankruptcy prediction and credit risk analysis work. Dr. Altman earned his M...

Jason Trennert, co-founder and CEO of Strategas Research Partners , joins Julia La Roche for a wide-ranging conversation on the macro picture. Strategas has been voted the top independent macro research provider by Institutional Investor for six consecutive years. Trennert discusses the major macro themes that will shape the investment climate for the foreseeable future. 0:00 Intro 1:06 Quite caut...

The Acid Capitalist Hugh Hendry ( @Hendry_Hugh ) joins Julia La Roche again for an unfiltered conversation on macro, markets, Bitcoin, the Fed, and more.  Hendry founded Eclectica Asset Management, a global macro hedge fund that was pretty much uncorrelated to everything in the financial universe. Hugh started Eclectica in 2002 and ran for 15 years before closing in 2017. He made more than 30% in...

Texas-based hedge fund manager J. Kyle Bass, the founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management and founder of private equity firm Conservation Equity Management, joins Julia La Roche for a wide-ranging discussion on macro, geopolitics, and the rising threat of China.  0:00 Intro  0:35 ‘Out of body experience’ meeting with former central bankers, academics 3:30 Fed is ‘completel...

Michael Green ( @profplum99 ), Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management , joins Julia La Roche on episode 84 for a wide-ranging conversation on the economy and market. In this episode, Mike Green breaks down some of the implications of systematic and passive investment strategies and how they lead to the current market phenomena. Michael has been noted for his work as a...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb ( @nntaleb ), the author of “ The Black Swan ” and “ Antifragile ," joins episode 83 of The Julia La Roche show alongside veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Patterson ( @pattersonscott ), author of “ Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions In the New Age of Crisis .”  “Chaos Kings,” which features Taleb, recounts the story of Universa Investments, a Mi...

David Hunter ( @DaveHcontrarian ), Chief Macro Strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, joins Julia La Roche on episode 83 to discuss his forecast for the market and economy. Hunter, who’s been in markets for 50 years, is calling for the end of a 41-year bull market. He expects the market will continue to melt up, forecasting the S&P peak at 6,000 to 7,000 before a global bust.  He’s also bull...

Steve H. Hanke ( @Steve_Hanke ), professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and the founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, joins Julia La Roche on episode 81 for a wide-ranging conversation on the economy. Two years ago, using the quantity theory of money — which links asset prices, economic activity and...

Macro investor Nicholas Glinsman ( @nglinsman ), co-founder of Malmgren Glinsman Partners, joins Julia La Roche on episode 80 for a wide-ranging discussion on China. In this episode, Glinsman highlights the risks investors and corporate decision-makers face with their investments in China, including the inability to get money out of the country. Link to Malmgren-Glinsman Partners Daily Ahead of th...

Brent Johnson ( @SantiagoAuFund ), the CEO of Puerto Rico-based wealth management firm Santiago Capital and the creator of the Dollar Milkshake Theory, returns to the podcast for episode 79. Brent, who believes we’re heading for a currency crisis, is the creator of The Dollar Milkshake Theory, a framework he developed to explain how a sovereign debt and currency crisis might play out. He explained...

Zurich-based author and investor Guy Spier ( @GSpier ), the founder and CEO of Aquamarine Capital, joins Julia La Roche one episode 78. In 2008, Guy and his friend Monish Pabrai bid just over $650,000 for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett. That meal with the Oracle of Omaha was a transformative experience for Guy, which he wrote about in his book, “The Education of a Value Investor,” which has s...

Harold Bradley , a long-time investment manager and chief investment officer, joins Julia La Roche on episode 77 to discuss why Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have distorted the role of equities markets in capital formation while posing systemic risks. Bradley has broad and deep experience in mutual funds, foundations and endowments, exchanges, and private equity partnerships, including venture capi...

Herb Greenberg ( @HerbGreenberg ) is the editor of the  Empire Financial Daily  e-letter,  Herb Greenberg's QUANT-X System , and  Empire Real Wealth . Previously, he was the co-founder of Pacific Square Research and Greenberg Meritz Research & Analytics – both independent, short-biased investment research firms. Greenberg spent more than 40 years as a financial journalist at some of the co...

Mike Maloney ( @mike_maloney ), author of Guide To Investing In Gold And Silver and founder and CEO of GoldSilver.com , joins Julia La Roche on episode 75 to discuss his newest book and latest warning that an economic storm is coming that will dwarf the 2008 global financial crisis and why we could see the unleashing of a massive bull market in gold and silver. You can buy Mike’s newest book, The...

Bob Elliott ( @BobEUnlimited ), cofounder and CEO of Unlimited , which uses machine learning to create index replication ETFs of 2&20 style alternative investments like hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity, joins Julia La Roche on episode 74 for a deep dive into macro, the regional banking crisis, inflation dynamics, and more. Prior to founding Unlimited, Bob was a Senior Investmen...

Banker and author Chris Whalen ( @rcwhalen ), chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, who is also the author of The Institutional Risk Analyst, joins Julia La Roche on episode 73 to discuss the failure of First Republic Bank, the Federal Reserve’s role in the spate of bank failures, and why we should expect more failures ahead.  In this episode, Whalen outlines why thee will be a repricing across the...

Christopher Zook, founder and Chief Investment Officer of CAZ Investments , which oversees around $5 billion in assets under management, joins Julia La Roche on episode 72 for a wide-ranging macroeconomic discussion.  In this episode, Zook shares that a recession is coming, and it’s “going to be deeper and probably longer than people think.” He adds that we’ll have a “manufactured recession,” wher...

Omeed Malik ( @RealOmeedMalik ), founder and CEO of Farvahar Partners , a boutique merchant bank and broker/dealer which invests partner capital into growth businesses and acts as a liquidity provider of private placements on behalf of companies and institutional investors, joins Julia La Roche on episode 71 to share what he sees as an emerging parallel economy in the U.S. that’s in stark contrast...

Long-time macro investor Axel Merk ( @AxelMerk ), Chief Investment Officer of and founder of Merk Investments , returns to the pod for episode 70 and a wide-ranging conversation on monetary policy, the economy, the banking crisis, problems plaguing commercial real estate, the U.S. Dollar, gold and more. In this episode, Merk points out how the economy is a mess. He also explains that those in the...

Joseph Wang ( @fedguy12 ), the CIO of Monetary Macro and a former senior trader on the Open Markets Desk, joins Julia La Roche on episode 69 for a wide-ranging conversation on the monetary system, macro economy, and recent banking panic.  Wang is also the author of Central Banking 101 , which is now an Amazon best-seller, and operates Fedguy.com , a blog on developments in the financial markets. D...

Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, joins Julia La Roche on episode 68 to discuss where we are in the changing world order, the macroeconomic outlook, and the rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Dalio revisited his thesis from his best-selling book, "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail." The investor outlined three sign...

Jeff Snider ( @JeffSnider_AIP ) is an expert on the global monetary system, specifically the Eurodollar money system, and all aspects of its misunderstood inner workings and how they impact global markets, commerce, and the economy. His podcast Eurodollar University aims to educate the public on the evolution, nature, and nuances of the Eurodollar system and true monetary principles. He is a regul...

Bethany McLean ( @bethanymac12 ), author and journalist, joins Julia La Roche on episode 66 to revisit some notorious corporate failures and discuss fraud. Bethany is the author of The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron and All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. She has also written two mini books, Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga o...

Mark Yusko ( @MarkYusko ), founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management , which manages close to $2 billion in assets, joined Julia La Roche on episode 65. In this episode, Yusko, a long-time macro investor, frames up the current macroeconomic backdrop and why we’re on the precipice of what he calls the Global Financial Crisis II as banks fail and jitters spread throughout the financial syst...