Best The Quant Financial Engineering Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Orchid (The A.I. Asset Management Firm) 30:28

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Zuber Seth and I discussed his firm (Orchid) out of his London office. The discussion starts with Zuber's background, his foray into the hedge fund world, barista coffee, a chance accouter, lots of networking, a Math degree, London, #Qatar, a prince, #seedfunding and ultimately the creation of this AI firm aimed at #HedgeFunds to create an Autonomo…

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#76 - Jeff Huber: Innovation, Google, GRAIL, Triatomic 1:00:18

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Jeff is the founder of Triatomic Capital and former Google SVP. He shares lessons from building Google Maps, Ads, and Gmail, founding GRAIL for early cancer detection, and leading transformative teams. Jeff discusses his vision for backing “century-defining” companies and offers insights on leadership, innovation, biotech, and building companies th…

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#75 - Liz Ann Sonders: Investing Principles, Inflation, Instability, Diversification 44:46

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Liz Ann is the long-time Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, with over 25 years at the firm and frequent appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, and CBS News. She shares insights on the core principles of investing, the challenges of maintaining discipline, and the impact of economic and policy uncertainty. We discuss inflation trends, mark…

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#74 - Alan Waxman: Sixth Street, Leadership, Outlook 1:03:51

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As Co-Founding Partner and CEO of Sixth Street, Alan has guided the firm from its founding to a leading global investment firm — an achievement that followed his early success as one of Goldman Sachs’ youngest-ever partners. He offers an inside look at Sixth Street’s investor-first approach and shares his perspectives on today’s investment landscap…

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#73 - Greg Sharenow: Inflation History, Outlook, and Hedging 49:25

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Greg is Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO, one of the world’s largest asset managers. He leads the firm’s commodity and real asset strategies. Greg discusses the forces driving inflation, how investors can navigate today’s evolving macro environment, and why diversification is essential when hedging inflation risk.…

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#72 - Damien Bisserier: Bridgewater Lessons, Advising Families, Diversification 51:26

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Damien is my long-time business partner and the other Co-CIO of Evoke Advisors. He brings a unique perspective shaped by his journey from advising some of the world’s largest institutional investors at Bridgewater to working with wealthy families and smaller institutions. Through this transition, Damien has gained firsthand experience with a wide r…

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#71 - David Rutherford: Navy Seal Mindset, Embracing Fear 1:06:32

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David is a former Navy SEAL, SEAL instructor, and CIA contractor who has become a motivational speaker, performance coach, and founder of the Froglogic Institute. In this episode, David shares powerful lessons on embracing fear, building resilience, and developing a SEAL mindset-offering actionable insights for investors, business leaders, and anyo…

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#70 - David Powers: Wasatch Culture, Market Cycles, Long-Term 55:03

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Dave is Senior Portfolio Manager at Wasatch Global Investors, a $25B equity manager based in Salt Lake City (as of 3/31/25). He discusses Wasatch’s collaborative culture, lessons learned from navigating market cycles, and the discipline behind a long-term investment approach.By Alex Shahidi

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#69 - Bob Louzan: Asset-Based Lending, Downside Protection 47:16

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Bob is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at WhiteHawk Capital Partners. He explains how their creative asset-based lending approach is designed to deliver downside protection while navigating the unique risks and opportunities of lending to middle market companies.By Alex Shahidi

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#68 - Andrew Sheiner: Private Equity, Selectivity, Discipline 1:10:34

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Andrew is Founder and CEO of Altas Partners, which is a Toronto-based private equity firm that manages over $10B (as of 3/31/25). Andrew shares insights about why a concentrated, quality-focused approach can deliver superior results in private equity, how disciplined risk management and patient capital drive value, and the significance of partnerin…

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#67 - Soo Chuen Tan: Long-Term Equity Investing 1:18:02

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Soo Chuen is the founder of Discerene Group, a $2.5 billion investment manager (as of 12/31/24) specializing in fundamental, contrarian, long-term value investing in global equities. He shares insights into his unique investment approach, which emphasizes patience, structural moats, and significant margins of safety.…

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#66 - Jason Illian: Leadership, Legacy, Principles 59:29

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Jason is co-founder of Highmount Capital and former Managing Director of Koch Disruptive Technologies. He discusses core principles like legacy, integrity and curiosity, his innovative approach to growth equity investing, and the importance of building meaningful relationships.By Alex Shahidi

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#65 - Julian Brigden: Macro and Market Outlook 57:00

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Julian, Co-Founder of Macro Intelligence 2 Partners, discusses global macroeconomic trends, challenges facing the U.S. dollar and U.S. stocks, and why the next decade may diverge significantly from the last decade.By Alex Shahidi

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Stock Market Turmoil Analysis 41:27

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As the market is heading down, we bring in Aidan Oster who is top ranked amongst 500+ entrants in the 2025 United States Investing Championship to give us his views on the stock market. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-oster/By Patrick J Zoro

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#64 - Katie Koch: Effective Leadership 1:01:38

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Katie, CEO and President of TCW, shares her journey from Goldman Sachs to leading a major investment firm. She offers insights on leadership, balancing career and family, and her perspectives on investing, including alternative investments. No testimonial or endorsement was intended by means of this material, and no compensation was paid for this a…

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#63 - Paul Podolsky: Art and Science in Investing 1:02:40

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Paul is the founder and CIO of Kate Capital. He shares insights from his career as a Bridgewater strategist, author, and content creator, discussing his investment framework, the art and science of investing, and his views on inflation, market trends, and geopolitics.By Alex Shahidi

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#62 - Jeffrey Gundlach: Big Picture Outlook 1:10:10

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Jeffrey is the founder, CIO and CEO of DoubleLine Capital. He shares insights on the shifting economic landscape, from rising interest rates to inflation volatility, and their implications for investors. Jeffrey also offers his perspectives on national debt, portfolio diversification and valuations.By Alex Shahidi

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#61 - Jonathan Ruffer: Financial History, Market Cycles, Outlook 1:10:12

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Jonathan is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Ruffer, a London-based investment firm focused on absolute returns. Jonathan shares his unique insights on financial market history, long-term cycles, and his market outlook, drawing on nearly five decades of experience.By Alex Shahidi

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#60 - Josh Kanter: Legacy Building, Family Owner’s Manual 54:51

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Josh is the Founder and CEO of leafplanner and Principal at Josh Kanter Wealth Advisory Services. Drawing on his nearly 25 years of experience managing his family's single-family office, Josh shares insights on legacy building, creating a family "owner's manual," and illuminating common pitfalls wealthy families face when raising children.…

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#59 - Bob Prince: Portfolio Engineering, Psychology of Investing 1:10:13

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Bob serves as Co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, where he has helped shape the firm’s investment processes and strategies for nearly four decades. Bob shares insights on how to engineer an efficient portfolio framework and delves into the psychology of investing and how to practically apply these principles in…

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#58 - Richard Orlando: Wealth Psychology & Legacy 54:50

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Richard is the founder of Legacy Capitals and author of Legacy and Love Your Clients. He explores the human side of wealth and delves into family dynamics, generational challenges, and strategies for preserving legacies.By Alex Shahidi

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The Trump Tariffs (part 2) 35:30

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Professor Salas comes back to the podcast to provide an update on the "Trump" Tariffs. Salas is the author of peer reviewed research on Tariffs. The discussion starts with the previous Trump Tariffs on China, then the impending Tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada are addressed in a lively discussion.https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/ht…

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#57 - Jeff Gardner: Investment Philosophy, Outlook 1:11:23

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Jeff spent nearly three decades at Bridgewater Associates, rising from research roles to Partner and Head of the Portfolio Strategist Group before departing at the end of 2023. He brings deep insights into market dynamics, investor psychology, risk assessment, and investment frameworks drawn from his extensive experience at one of the world's most …

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The Impending Tariffs on China-Mexico-Canada 51:21

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Discussion with Professor Salas on the impending "Trump" Tariffs. Salas is the author of peer reviewed research on Tariffs. The discussion starts with the previous Trump Tariffs on China, then the impending Tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada are addressed in a lively discussion.By Patrick J Zoro

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Corporate Material Event Sequences with LLMs 32:37

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Professor zoro’s guests discussed the project they have been working on since 2024: Corporate Material Event Sequences with LLMs3 and associated sentiment scores (Historical and Real-Time with Forecasts).https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lehigh-master-in-financial-engineering/Lehigh MFEs shared their ex…

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Accounting and AI 42:22

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Professor Zoro speaks with the CEO of Safebooks AI about accounting and AI. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lehigh-master-in-financial-engineering/Safebooks.ai is the first AI-powered financial data governance platform built for finance teams who demand accuracy, trust, and speed. It seamlessly integr…

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#56 - Adam Katz: Activist Investing Insights 56:33

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Adam is the CIO of Irenic Capital Management, a hedge fund he co-founded after eight years at Elliott Management. In this podcast, he shares his perspective on activist investing, particularly in smaller companies. Drawing from his experiences at Elliott and Irenic, Adam offers insights into risk management, market inefficiencies, and the evolving …

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What about DeepSeek R1 ? 21:35

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3 Lehigh MFEs shared their experience and views on LLMs and Deepseek with Professor Zoro who manages Lehigh MFE program: https://business.lehigh.edu/academics/graduate/masters-programs/ms-financial-engineeringFathmat Bakayoko is a MFE, working on extracting insights from SEC 8-K filings using language models and exploring crypto compliance. www.lin…

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#55 - Lawrence Golub: Private Credit Evolution 50:27

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Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of Golub Capital, a leading alternative investment manager specializing in private credit and direct lending, that he launched in 1994. In this podcast, Lawrence shares deep insights into private credit markets and his pioneering approach to middle-market lending, offering a nuanced perspective on the industry's chal…

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#54 - Cliff Asness: Quant Investing, Market Inefficiency 1:21:51

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Cliff is a Founder, Managing Principal and CIO at AQR Capital Management. As a pioneering quantitative investor, he provides listeners with a unique blend of academic rigor and practical wisdom about understanding modern investment challenges and explores a counterintuitive thesis that markets are becoming less efficient over time.…

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#53 - Andrew Rubinstein: Healthcare Industry, Biotech Investing 43:16

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Andrew is co-founder of Oberland Capital, a healthcare investment manager with $3.5 billion in assets (as of 11/30/24). In this episode, he shares valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities across the U.S. healthcare industry, with a focus on biotech as a driver of innovation. Tune in to explore the evolving landscape and discover key …

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#52 - David Chene: Non-Sponsor Backed Private Credit 1:04:18

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David is the co-founder and co-portfolio manager of Kennedy Lewis, an alternative investment firm specializing in credit strategies with over $17 billion in AUM (as of 11/13/24). David shares valuable insights into non-sponsor backed lending and provides an overview of the private credit landscape.By Alex Shahidi

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#51 - Alex Shahidi: Top 10 Insights of 2024 (Part 2) 46:19

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As we wrap up 2024, I'm excited to highlight the top 10 insights from this year's episodes, ranked from 10 to 1. These insights are presented in two parts: insights 10 through 6 were released last week, and today, we reveal the top 5 insights.By Alex Shahidi

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#50 - Top 10 Insights from 2024 (Part 1) 53:47

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As we conclude 2024, I’m excited to highlight the top 10 insights from this year's episodes, ranked from 10 to 1. We’ll present these insights in two parts: this episode will count down insights 10 through 6, while the final episode of 2024 will reveal the top 5 insights.By Alex Shahidi

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#49 - Mike Odrich: PE, Operational Value Add, A&M 1:11:54

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Mike is a Managing Partner and Founder of A&M Capital Partners, which is a private equity firm that manages $5.9B of total commitments (as of 9/30/24). In this episode, Mike shares valuable insights on how to add value to companies through operational improvements, leveraging the unique partnership with A&M Consulting.…

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#48 - Ben Inker: Value Investing, Market Outlook 1:26:56

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Ben is Co-Head of GMO's Asset Allocation team and serves as a partner and portfolio manager at the firm. Founded in 1977, GMO manages over $65B (as of 9/30/24), and is renowned for its expertise in multi-asset class portfolios. In this episode, Ben shares his insights on his investment framework, the principles of value investing, and his perspecti…

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#47 - Alex Shahidi: 4 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make 50:06

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In this unique episode, Alex draws from 25 years of experience as a financial advisor and wisdom gleaned from conversations with some of the world's smartest investors. Instead of featuring a guest, Alex shares personal insight on the four biggest mistakes that he has seen investors make in his experience, offering valuable guidance, aimed at helpi…

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#46 - David Hou: Industry Insights 1:00:38

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David is co-founder and Managing Partner of Evoke Advisors and widely recognized as an industry trailblazer with over 32 years in wealth management. Having witnessed and contributed to the evolution of the industry, David shares valuable insights from his extensive experience as a dedicated client advocate.…

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Bayesian Neural Networks 18:26

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Edris Loftpouri MFE /24 discusses his interest on the implementation of Bayesian Neural Networks (BNNs) for macroeconomic forecasting. He also touches on Castastrophe Modelinghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-z-08bb5b5a/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lehigh-master-in-financial-engineering/This project develops a Bayesian Neural Network (BNN) fo…

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#45 - David Dredge: Risk Management (Part 2) 1:24:01

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This is part 2 of my conversation with Dave (part 1 was episode #43). Dave has over 30 years of experience managing risk across global markets and is the founder and CIO of Convex Strategies, based in Singapore. Dave shares insights about risk management, including identifying flaws in conventional risk frameworks.…

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Gamma Capture 46:33

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The podcast welcomes Rob Navin, Founder of Real Time Risk Systems to discuss his new method of estimated a realized volatility based on P&L from a constant gamma position. This is a deep dive quant discussion on Option strategies. Estifanos Shekour, MFE also join the podcast and share his experience on designing option strategies.Link to Discussion…