Episodes

INVESTING INSIGHTS | 09.15.2026

#140 - Peter Kraus: Incentives vs Alpha

Peter Kraus is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Aperture Investors, an alternative investment manager with $6.7B in AUM as of June 2026. Drawing on his experience as CEO of AllianceBernstein and Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, he explains how incentives may shape investment outcomes, why asset gathering often conflicts with alpha generation, how investors can better distinguish skill from luck, and why manager selection may become increasingly important in a changing market environment.

INVESTING INSIGHTS | 09.08.2026

#139 - Bob Steers: Bob Steers: Four Decades of Real Assets Investing

Bob Steers is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Cohen & Steers, the firm he launched with Marty Cohen in 1986 that helped pioneer public real estate investing and has grown into a $100 billion real assets manager (as of 6/30/26). We discuss the evolution of real estate and real assets over four decades, the conviction required to build an investment category before it was widely accepted, and the principles behind creating an enduring investment firm.

FEATURED GUESTS | INVESTING INSIGHTS | INDUSTRY INSIGHTS | 09.01.2026

#138 - David Booth: Evidence Over Noise

David is Chairman and Co-Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, a global asset manager with $1.1 trillion in AUM (as of 6/30/26) and one of the pioneering voices in evidence-based investing. He shares lessons from more than five decades in the industry, covering how markets work, why uncertainty creates opportunity, the importance of judging decisions rather than outcomes, and how investors can tune out noise to build lasting wealth.

INVESTING INSIGHTS | MARKET INSIGHTS | 08.25.2026

#137 - Ken Kencel: Private Credit Beyond the Headlines

Ken is Founder, President and CEO of Churchill Asset Management, one of the largest private credit managers in the U.S., overseeing more than $66 billion of committed capital. A veteran of leveraged finance with leadership roles at Churchill, Carlyle, RBC, and Chase, Ken shares how private credit has evolved, where middle-market opportunities remain, what investors misunderstand about risk and scale, and why relationships, trust, and disciplined underwriting continue to matter in an increasingly data-driven world.

FEATURED GUESTS | INVESTING INSIGHTS | MARKET INSIGHTS | 08.18.2026

#136 - Cathie Wood: Not Another 1999

Cathie Wood is Founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Investment Management. We discuss why she believes the current innovation wave is not another 1999, the investment implications of AI and technological convergence, and the key consensus views she thinks investors are getting wrong.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS | INVESTING INSIGHTS | 08.11.2026

#135 - Luke Sarsfield: Finding Alpha in Private Markets

Luke, CEO and Chairman of Ridgepost Capital, oversees $43B in AUM (as of 3/31/26) and previously spent over two decades at Goldman Sachs, including as Global Co-Head of Asset Management. He shares how private markets have evolved, where durable alpha still exists—particularly in the middle market—and what truly separates top investors from the rest.

FEATURED GUESTS | MARKET INSIGHTS | INVESTING INSIGHTS | 08.04.2026

#134 - Steve Ketchum: No Called Strikes in Private Credit

Steve is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of Sound Point Capital Management, a credit-focused asset manager with $44B in AUM. He discusses navigating private credit cycles, managing risk in stressed markets, and applying a “no called strikes” mindset—waiting patiently for the fat pitch where risk-reward is decisively in your favor.

MARKET INSIGHTS | INVESTING INSIGHTS | 07.28.2026

#133 - Jan van Eck: Macro Forces Shape Markets

Jan van Eck is CEO of VanEck, a global investment firm managing over $230 billion. Drawing on decades of studying markets and history, he shares how major macro forces shape investment outcomes, how to position portfolios for structural change, and why big-picture trends may matter more than traditional frameworks.