The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

We just get to focus on assets and asset risk management. So earlier we were talking about assets, and then you referenced risk management. RITHOLTZ: Tell us a little bit about the difference between managing risk and merely owning assets. And also, I used to sit back and think, this is great.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And the third, the one that nobody talks about is risk management. Risk management. And so that’s not just, we talk about risk management in terms of buying at a big discount to intrinsic value and then that gives you that capital sort of buffer. You joined in 2007, what led you there?

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

Are most people better off in an index fund than playing with an active manager, be it mutual fund or high fee hedge funds? SEIDES: John Yeah, I said back then, the bet started in 2007 and I say today, being in the market and investing in hedge funds is completely apples and oranges. This is the summer of 2007. RITHOLTZ: 2007.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I found this to be just a masterclass in everything you need to know about distressed credit investing, private credit, the role of the economy, the fed interest rates, inflation, bottoms up, credit picking, and how to manage a firm and a fund in light of just massive dislocations in your space, as well as the overall economy.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 18, 2023

In the short run, there can be distortions in public market valuations as we saw in 2001 and we saw prior to that in 2007, and prior to that in 2000, in ‘99. Valuations go up and you saw it, of course, in the late ‘90s, in the tech sector. But you’re looking at valuations and what sort of multiples you want to pay.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 12, 2024

And we’ve automated the, the appraisal process for valuation, both intrinsic value, meaning like, where would we pay it, where would we buy it, and where is the fair market price that asset from that level, from price and from consumer behavior now. We’ve gathered up all the information you would need to do an appraisal.

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