Podcast Episodes

The Last Mutual Fund Manager Standing | How Eric Crittenden Defied the ETF Boom to Build a $1B Fund

When was the last time you heard about an exciting new mutual fund launch? It’s probably been a while. Despite ETFs, hedge funds, and burgeoning asset classes like private credit taking all the headl…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Research to AUM Pipeline | Warren Pies on Raising $450m in an ETF in Less Than 6 Months

Having raised over $450m in less than 6 months, Warren Pies, Founder of 3Fourteen Research and Portfolio Manager of $FCTE, has had one of the most successful independent ETF launches of all time. Des…

Published on 1 year ago

Inside the Secret World of Prop Traders | Noel Smith of Convex Asset Management

Noel Smith, founder of Convex Asset Management has spent most of his career outside of the world of managing other people’s money. Instead, he traded his own capital as a proprietary trader. Prop tra…

Published on 1 year ago

Active Management Still Matters in Emerging Markets | Jamie Carter

Jamie Carter, Partner and Managing Director at Variis Partners has spent much of his career focused on the world of long-only emerging-market investment boutiques. In this interview with Max Wiethe, …

Published on 1 year ago

The Investor Up 1000% With No Down Years | Chris Brown and Aristides Capital

Since Aristides Capital’s inception in August 2008, Chris Brown has returned over 1,000% for their investors with a stunning 16-year track record of no losing years. In this interview with Max Wiethe…

Published on 1 year ago

The Easiest Way to Launch a Hedge Fund | Understanding Fund Spinouts with Farid Guindo

Ask anyone and they will tell you it has never been harder to start a hedge fund. That’s why so many of the most successful launches of late have been funds emerging from a prior firm with the backin…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

How To Build A Billion Dollar Hedge Fund From Scratch | Dan Rasmussen

Dan Rasmussen has built his firm Verdad Capital into a billion-dollar asset manager on the back of one core activity, producing high quality research. Since Verdad’s inception in 2014, they have prod…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Thinking Outside the Style Box | The Hedge Fund Category Problem with Louis Camhi

Hedge fund strategies like distressed, long short equities, relative value, etc. are well defined and understood by allocators. As a result, funds that fit neatly into these style boxes can easily an…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Enter the Kuppyverse | Harris Kupperman on Brand Building by Blogging at Praetorian Capital

Harris Kupperman, CIO and Founder of Praetorian Capital joins Max Wiethe to share how he’s grown his firm to over $300 million in AUM, largely by breaking the institutional mold. They discuss Kupperm…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

To Zero and Beyond | Building Muddy Waters Capital with Carson Block

Episode 1

Building a successful hedge fund is hard. It’s even harder when you’re fighting the perpetual upward momentum of the market. Despite this headwind, Carson Block, CIO and Founder of Muddy Waters Capit…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago