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On todays episode I was happy to host Nick Timiraos, Chief Economics Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and author of the recently released book "Trillion Dollar Triage: How Jay Powell and the Fed Battled a President and a Pandemic---and Prevented Economic Disaster", a book that was recently recommended by Warren  Buffet at his Annual Shareholders Meeting. During the interview we talked about Powell's background, the extraordinary measures they did during the COVID pandemic, Flexible Average Inflation Target (FAIT) and what impact these decisions have made on the current state of inflation. I hope you enjoy!Buy the book here - Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trillion-Dollar-Triage-President-Pandemic-ebook/dp/B09B9JXNWZ/Nick Timiraos has been the chief economics correspondent at The Wall Street Journal since 2017, where he is responsible for covering the Federal Reserve and other major developments in U.S. economic policy.He joined the Journal in 2006 and previously covered the 2008 presidential election. He wrote about U.S. housing markets and the mortgage industry as a reporter based in New York. His coverage included the government’s response to the foreclosure crisis and the takeover of finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Other assignments have included the Treasury Department, fiscal policy, and the Puerto Rican debt crisis.More of Nicks Work - Website - https://www.nicktimiraos.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NickTimiraosLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-timiraos-96364b2/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseasFormer Vice Chair Clarida about the FED’s job during the pandemic -“We are in a jumbo jet at 30,000 feet in the worst storm in seventy-five years. Our instrument panel [The Treasury market] has gone dead, in both ways: We don’t believe what they’re saying, and when we push this button it doesn’t do what we think. On top of that we are running out of fuel or Treasury Money because we can’t keep doing these lending programs. Not only do we have to stabilize the plane, we’ve got to land it in a fog and gale-force winds. We’ve got to find an airport, land the plane on a dark runway, then make sure it does not skid off into the ocean”. Powell quote about Economy - Powell downplayed worries about a 1970’s style scenario of runaway price increases - globalisation and technology, said Powell, had weakened businesses’ ability to raise prices and eroded workers’ bargaining powers. “It’s just a different economy”.Powell parting quote - “Even in terrible times, try to take counsel from your hopes as well as your fears,” Powell offered, “We should never sell ourselves short.”

On todays episode I was happy to host Izebella Kaminska, Founder and Editor of  @The Blind Spot , a new media venture that aims to shine a light on stories being missed by the wider journalistic pack, to talk about On the podcast we talked about Izabella's background in journalism, the importance of challenging investment norms and what stories Izabella believes should be talked about more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introductions0:20 - Izabella background2:40 - Positives of independence4:45 - What are peoples motives?8:15 - extremes coming to the forefront11:20 - Specific article that were not being covered?19:35 - Questioning investing and FED rhetoric28:05 - Finance news pieces that should be covered more by mainstream media? 34:15 -  Nuclear39:10 - Message to take away from the interview?Izabella is an alumni of the Financial Times, where she spent 13 years in reporting roles, most recently as the editor of FT Alphaville, the Financial Times’ award-winning markets and finance blog. Izabella was also an FT columnist and opinion writer focused on tech, finance and markets. Izabella started her journalistic career in 2001 as a junior reporter for the English-language newspaper the Warsaw Business Journal. She later spent time in the former Soviet Republic at the Caspian Business News, which took her to Azerbaijan and Georgia. In 2003 she reported as a freelancer from Kabul, Afghanistan, before joining BP as an Associate Editor of the company’s internal magazine Horizon in 2004.After completing the 2005 Reuters graduate trainee programme, Izabella joined Platts to focus on the reporting of European natural gas markets. She then went on to become a senior producer at CNBC in London, producing the channel’s flag-ship programme Squawk Box. With the The Blind Spot Izabella is initiating a two-part plan to try and help reconfigure how journalistic information is organised on the internet. The Blind Spot - WebsiteYouTubeTwitterDiscordIzabella Kaminska - TwitterLinkedInWTFinance - WebsiteSpotifyiTunesLinkedInTwitter

On todays episode I was happy to host  Tavi Costa , expert in the commodity markets and currently a Portfolio Manager at  Crescat Capital . On the podcast we talked about the potential for a commodity super cycle, what Macro Trends are influencing this, how investors can take advantage of the trend and what countries Tavi is focusing on. I hope you enjoy!Tavi is a Member and Portfolio Manager at Crescat Capital and has been with the firm since 2013. He is responsible for developing Crescat’s macro models as part of our thematic investment process. His research has been featured in financial publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Real Vision, and others. Tavi is a native of São Paulo, Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Before joining Crescat, he worked with the underwriting of financial products and in international business at Braservice, a large logistics company in Brazil. Tavi Costa - YouTubeTwitterLinkedInInvestor Letters WTFinance - WebsiteInstagram SpotifyTikTokiTunesLinkedInTwitter

On this weeks podcast I was happy to speak with Scott Nations, Founder of Nations Indexes, creator of VolDex and author of the recently released book “The Anxious Investor - Mastering the Mental Game of Investing”, currently available at any good book store. Buy the Book Here - Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxious-Investor-Mastering-Mental-Investing-ebook/dp/B098QR1948/Publisher - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-anxious-investor-scott-nations?variant=39402881482786Throughout the interview we talked about the behavioural biases investors experience, techniques to protect yourself from these biases, Scott's thoughts on the current markets and the message from the book. Scott is the author of "The Anxious Investor" as well as "A History of the United States in Five Crashes."​Scott is also the president of Nations Indexes, Inc., the world's leading independent developer of volatility indexes and option strategy indexes.Scott Nations - Website - https://www.scottnations.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScottNationsLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottnations/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

On todays podcast I was happy to host Robert Ross, founder of Tik Stocks and author of the upcoming book “A Beginner's Guide to High-Risk, High-Reward Investing: From Cryptocurrencies and Short Selling to SPACs and NFTs, an Essential Guide to the Next Big Investment”, releasing on May 10th this year. You can find the book here - Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Guide-High-Risk-High-Reward-Investing-ebook/dp/B09DDCV7WR/Publisher - https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/A-Beginners-Guide-to-High-Risk-High-Reward-Investing/Robert-Ross/9781507218235On the podcast we talked about Roberts background, why we haven't seen a risk off environment, interesting investment vehicles mentioned in the book and the mistakes most retail investors make. Robert Ross’s unique style of clear and direct stock research helped him build a massive following in the investment research industry, starting his career at investment research company Mauldin Economics and quickly rising through the ranks of to become the youngest chief analyst in the industry. Today, over a million investors turn to Ross every month for his take on investing, economics, and personal finance. Between his social media followers on TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon and profiles in Time, Business Insider, MarketWatch, and Daily Mail (London), Ross uses his platform to promote fundamentally sound investing habits for people of all ages. Ross has a degree in economics from Loyola University New Orleans and lives in Los Angeles, California.Robert Ross - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertedwardross/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tik.stocks?lang=enInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/tikstocks/?hl=enTwitter - https://twitter.com/tikstocksWTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

On todays podcast I had the privilege of hosting Derrick Kinney, Founder of the Good Money Framework, Host of the Good Money Podcast and author of the recently released book “Good Money Revolution: How to Make More Money to Do More Good”.On the podcast we talked about how important it is to analyse your performance, the three good money levers and building investing habits. I hope you enjoy!First 5 Chapters for Free - https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/freechaptersBuy the book here - Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Money-Revolution-Make-More-ebook/dp/B09QRMK584/Derrick Kinney - Website - https://www.goodmoneyframework.com/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-money-with-derrick-kinney/id1531522259Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7bgirhL9e0Xy7N1NfC6FTE?si=6d23a3ff0cf34129Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/derricktkinney/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseasAfter boldly selling his successful financial planning business, Derrick launched Good Money Framework and the popular Good Money Podcast, where he interviews the world’s top business professionals, influencers, authors and leaders to inspire listeners to build their net worth for good. Derrick believes money is not bad, and good people — just like you — should have more of it to do more good in the world. His mission is to teach others how negative beliefs about money are holding them back, and how to change their money mindset for the better. Helping make complex financial topics easy-to-understand, Derrick is a regular on local and national media where he has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, PBS, the Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine, and was ranked by Forbes as a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in 2020.

On todays podcast I had the privilege of hosting Christopher Volk, co-founder and former CEO of STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) and author of the upcoming book " The Value Equation:  A Business Guide to Creating Wealth for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Business Leaders” which is available in May, 2022. On the podcast we talked about how you are more likely to be a billionaire than win the lottery, the Six variables of analysing a company, value vs growth investing over the coming years and best piece of advice Chris has received. I hope you enjoy!The Book - Wiley - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Value+Equation:+A+Business+Guide+to+Wealth+Creation+for+Entrepreneurs,+Leaders+&+Investors-p-9781119875642Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Value-Equation-Business-Entrepreneurs-Investors/dp/11198756410:00 - Introduction0:36 - What was your influence for writing the book?3:20 - How did students find the information?6:05 - More likely to become a billionaire than win the lottery8:02 - The Six Variables14:17 - Beat the average returns16:14 - Are others overcomplicating their analysis?19:18 - One of the biggest mistakes business make is running out of cash21:40 - Buy a good company, pay a premium23:10 - Any other variables?25:20 - What business models should investors be analysing?27:10 - Value investing vs growth over the coming years?28:50 - Are there any red flags that you keep an eye on?35:15 - Accounting systems35:35 - Future of the US Housing Market39:38 - Best piece piece of advice Chris has received?41:05 - What is the message you would like listeners to takeaway from the book?Christopher Volk, author of THE VALUE EQUATION, has been instrumental in leading and publicly listing three successful companies, two of which he co-founded. The most recent is STORE Capital (NYSE: “STOR”) where he served as founding chief executive officer and then as executive chairman. Volk, who has written about corporate finance since early in his career and has created an award-winning video series about the topic, is a regional winner of EYs’ Entrepreneur of the Year award. He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama.Christopher Volk - Website - http://www.thevalueequation.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-volk-86848b3/Article - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/author-christopher-volk-5-things-every-ceo-should-know-about-navigating-the-world-of-finance-58c07fa208cWTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

On todays episode I had the privilege to host Dr Anas Alhaji, a world-renowned energy markets expert, researcher and author. Throughout the podcast we talked about the recent the current state of the energy markets, historical examples of energy crisis', misconception most have about the energy markets and indicators to watch out for. I hope you enjoy!Dr. Anas F. Alhajji is a world-renowned energy markets expert, researcher, author, and a speaker with more than 900 papers, articles and columns to his credit. He advises governments, companies, financial institution and investors on various energy markets issues. He focuses on oil and gas market outlook, energy geopolitics, energy security, and the impact of disruptive technologies on the supply and demand of energy.Before his recent role as a Managing Partner at Energy Outlook Advisors LLC, he was the former Chief Economist of NGP Energy Capital Management. He led the Firm’s macro-analysis of the oil, natural gas and related markets as well as the overall economic environment. He was responsible for the short-term and long term outlooks for oil, natural gas, NGLs, and LNG markets.Dr. Alhajji’s articles appeared in numerous countries in more than 10 languages, and his work is cited in over 60 books. He has addressed numerous companies, institutions, and national and international organizations. He also serves on the board of several energy-related publications. He is a contributing editor for the one of the industry’s premier publications: World Oil. He is also the moderator of the industry’s oldest virtual Forum: Oil, Gas, & Energy Law (OGEL)Prior to joining NGP, Dr. Alhajji taught economics at the University of Oklahoma (1995 to 1997), the Colorado School of Mines (1997 to 2001), and Ohio Northern University (2001 to 2008), where he held the George Patton Chair of Business and Economics. Dr. Alhajji taught courses in economics, energy economics and policy, and energy geopolitics.Dr. Alhajji was educated in Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. He holds M.A. in Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, with a specialization in energy economics and policy. He received many awards including the Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Mentor Award in addition to many prizes in woodworking.Dr Anas Alhajji - Website - https://www.anasalhajji.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/anasalhajjiLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anas-alhajji/Attaqa - https://attaqa.net/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

On todays podcast I was happy to host Mary Childs,  co-host of NPR’s Planet Money, a podcast I have enjoyed for quite a while, and author of the recently released book “The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All”. Throughout our conversation we talked about who Bill Gross really is, how he created the secondary bond market, pushed everyone to the limit and his eventual decline. I hope you enjoy!Mary Childs is a financial journalist. She’s a co-host of National Public Radio’s Planet Money. Mary was a Watson Fellow, painting portraits, and was a 2015 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Honoree. Over the past decade+, Mary has consulted for HBO on a finance-y show, been on finance TV, and written for Barron's magazine, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. She has recently wrote a book about Bill Gross, PIMCO, and the bond market, published by Flatiron Books. You can buy the book here - Independent - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-bond-king-how-one-man-made-a-market-built-an-empire-and-lost-it-all/9781250120847Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bond-King-Market-Built-Empire-ebook/dp/B08QGKKYX1/Mary - Website - http://www.marychilds.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/mdcLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-childs-6940a178/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

On todays podcast I was happy to host Nick Maggiulli, Creator of Of Dollars and Data, Chief Operating Officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management and author of the upcoming book "Just Keep Buying: Proven ways to save money and build your wealth", released on the 12th of April. Buy book here - Kindle - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Keep-Buying-Proven-wealth-ebook/dp/B09FYHZXBN/Hardcover - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Keep-Buying-Proven-wealth/dp/0857199714/Audio - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Keep-Buying-Proven-Wealth/dp/B09RRPCBDJ/Harraman - https://www.harriman-house.com/justkeepbuyingOn the podcast we talked about why many of Nicks suggestions go against traditional finance advice, why you should just keep buying (if you hadn't gotten it yet!) and why you'll never feel rich. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - Influence for writing the book?1:32 - Unique entry into Finance2:10 - Using Data2:45 - When did you start investing?3:44 - Just Keep Buying5:20 - How do you start you analysis and get ideas?7:39 - Why does a lot of your suggestions go against traditional advice?13:36 - Why do people overlook savings to focus on investing?16:07 - Consistency20:23 - Selling before the high22:05 - Should people focus on Macroeconomics?24:30 - Was there any asset that performed when the yield curve inverted?25:35 - Taxing Unrealised Gains28:15 - US Sovereign Wealth Fund?30:35 - How to reduce emotions during massive market volatility?34:05 - US and other economies follow Japan’s example?35:15 - You’ll never feel like you are rich38:55 - What is one message you would like viewers to take away from our interview?Nick Maggiulli - Website - https://ofdollarsanddata.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/dollarsanddataLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasmaggiulli/WTFinance - Website - https://www.wtfinance.online/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfnTikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeUjj9xV/iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas