Ever wondered what it would be like to own a fraction of a masterpiece artwork? I've delved into the world of art investment and explored the intriguing proposition offered by Masterworks. They claim to outperform the market and have an impressive track record. Find out if it's too good to be true. 📽 Watch it on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ 📩 Explore Alternative Investing. Join the newsletter: https://bit.ly/3AxnyTY 🧑🏽‍🎓 Check free and paid courses on Hedge Funds, Alternative Assets & Defi https://bit.ly/investorama_courses CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Art Ownership and Masterworks 01:59 Masterworks' Strategy and Approach 04:38 Comparing Masterworks to Other Asset Classes 06:05 Understanding Masterworks' Performance 07:25 Dispersion and Portfolio Considerations 08:43 Long-term Considerations and Risks 10:38 Masterworks' Marketing and Influence 11:00 Thoughts on the Democratization of Alternative Assets

Limitless: Beyond the mind-blowing investment results from Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) when he's on NZT, could he manage a fund that we’d invest in? CONNECT 📽 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ (and turn the notifications on) 📩 Explore the future of investing. Join the newsletter: https://bit.ly/3AxnyTY 🧑🏽‍🎓 Check the courses on Hedge Funds, Alternative Assets & Defi https://bit.ly/investorama_courses KEY FINANCIAL CONCEPTS 1. Quantitative Trading: This refers to using algorithms and quantitative analysis to make trading decisions based on market signals. 2. High-Frequency Trading: It is a form of quantitative trading that involves executing trades at very high speeds, taking advantage of small price discrepancies in the market. 3. Fundamental Research: This involves conducting an in-depth analysis of a company's financials, industry trends, and other factors to determine its value and potential for investment. 4. Behavioral Finance: This field studies how investor psychology and emotions impact financial decisions and market behaviour. PUBLIC FIGURES 1. Jim Simons: A mathematician who founded Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund known for its use of quantitative trading strategies. 2. Robert Shiller: A Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on behavioural finance and the impact of narratives on market behaviour. 3. ARK Fund Management: Tech-focused fund management company headed by Cathie Wood ABOUT THE MOVIE Limitless is a 2011 American science-fiction thriller film directed by Neil Burger, written by Leslie Dixon and featuring Bradley Cooper. Eddie, an aspiring writer, tries a new drug that allows him to make the most of his cognitive abilities. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Limitless and Eddie Morra 00:20 Eddie's Transformation and Newfound Abilities 00:42 Eddie's Investment Strategy 03:24 The Power of Eddie's Brain and Its Implications 04:03 Questioning Eddie's Strategy and Motives 04:59 Investing in Eddie Morra: A Risky Proposition? 05:34 Real-Life Equivalent of Eddie's Strategy: ARK Fund Management 06:12 Investing in the Fund Management Company, Not the Fund 06:17 Conclusion and Invitation for Discussion

An assessment of the character Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street, comparing him to real-world financial figures like Steve Cohen as an investment opportunity while discussing the nuances of insider trading and how the landscape of Wall Street has evolved since the 1980s. 📽 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ (and turn the notifications on) 📩 Explore the future of investing. Join the newsletter : https://bit.ly/3AxnyTY 🧑🏽‍🎓 Check the courses on Hedge Funds, Alternative Assets & Defi https://bit.ly/investorama_courses All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please send me an email, [email protected], and we can sort it out. ABOUT WALL STREET To impress his idol, Gordon Gekko, Bud Fox, a junior stockbroker, engages in insider trading and quickly rises the ladder at Wall Street. However, he soon finds his life falling apart. Directed by Oliver Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction to Wall Street (1987) and Gordon Gekko 00:51 The Villainous Nature of Gordon Gekko 01:05 Investability of Gordon Gekko 02:31 Gekko's Legal Troubles and Insider Trading 04:24 Gekko's Skills and Realism of the Character 05:42 The 2023 Version of Gordon Gekko 05:57 Steve Cohen: A Real-Life Gordon Gekko? 07:25 The Evolution of Steve Cohen and its Implications for Gekko 08:42 Conclusion: The Potential for a Reformed Gekko

We conduct a Due Diligence on One Crest Capital, the hedge fund where star portfolio manager Emily, works in Fair Play, streaming on Netflix. Her relationship is collapsing, but can her investments remain solid? 📽 Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ (and turn the notifications on) 📩 Join the newsletter: https://bit.ly/3AxnyTY 🧑🏽‍🎓 Check the Alternative Investment Courses https://bit.ly/investorama_courses ABOUT FAIR PLAY An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a newly engaged couple's relationship to the brink. https://www.netflix.com/title/81674326 All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please send me an email, [email protected], and we can sort it out.

A conversation with Aaron Filbeck about CAIA’s new program Unifi by CAIA, why we need a course focused on Private Debt and how to democratize alternative assets the right way, through education. Aaron is Managing Director and Head of UniFi by CAIA™ Listen to InvestOrama Conversations on your favourite podcast app: https://pod.link/1511595070 USEFUL LINKS Aaron https://caia.org/contact/aaron-filbeck-caia-cfa-cfpr-cipm-fdp-co-chapter-head Unifi by CAIA https://caia.org/programs/unifi Private Debt Microcredential: https://unifi.caia.org/?_ga=2.29254777.498243206.1683717981-1667398133.1673049038#/curricula/913376cf-b25b-4fa7-a1bf-ea3555b786db QUOTES ‘ As an industry, we really try to focus on the product itself. And really tout the benefits of the product and not necessarily what the client was trying to accomplish in the portfolio. As we think about Democratization 2.0, I think we have an opportunity, especially in private markets, to think more about and start with what the client's trying to accomplish and then work our way backwards. Does the client really need this? Does it actually work to help the client achieve these different objectives? ‘ ‘There are a lot of new entrants into this market, whether it's a financial advisor, distribution, staff who are now looking at new products for the first time, that really need more of an understanding of how these things work at a more conceptual level. They're not gonna be an analyst or CIO, but they do need to know enough to ask the right questions, understand the jargon, and understand how these different strategies work.’ 'When you look at alternatives broadly, and I think private debt's no exception, the dispersion of outcomes is very wide relative to traditional assets. Some of that is due to manager skill and their ability to deliver. But another piece of that is the style that's being pursued. Like private equity, where you've got different stages of the company's life, you've got different sector focuses. That all leads to dispersion. Private debt is the same in terms of either the strategy, the place in the capital structure, or the type of debt, like distressed debt. There are multiple approaches that you can take.' TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Teaser 00:32 Introducing Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CFP®, CIPM, FDP 01:16 About CAIA 03:04 Unifi by CAIA: bridging the knowledge gap in Alternatives 08:03 Why a course on Private Debt 10:30 The usefulness of private debt concepts for public fixed income investors 12:45 How to approach the debt market as an 'amateur' 14:06 Accessing private debt 15:08 The Paradox of venture debt 18:04 Distressed debt 19:58 Variety of debt instruments and dispersions of outcomes 21:28 The current state of Private Debt and the retreat of Banks 22:17 Discussing a private debt meme (from an FT article) 23:07 Private debt: hype vs opportunity 25:58 The rise of the semi-liquid funds 27:22 Education as a gap between marketing and small prints 28:37 Private debt in portfolio construction 33:10 How can the investment industry navigate the complexity of new asset classes 35:20 On a mission to educate investors 37:45 A renewed professionalism is needed for democratization 2.0 39:09 Conclusion ABOUT Investorama is your guide to the future of investing without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future. George is the founder of Orama.tv (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter. https://linktr.ee/investorama If you’d like to partner with us, sponsor the podcast, or be featured as a guest, please get in touch [email protected]

Phil Bak is the CEO of Armada ETFs. Phil has been innovating in the ETF industry for over 15 years. Armada specializes in REIT ETFs, and we go on a deep dive into real estate investing, how investors can use REITS and what’s going on with the Blackstone BREIT Fund. Listen to InvestOrama on your favourite podcast app: https://pod.link/1511595070 EPISODE LINKS https://philbak.substack.com/ https://twitter.com/philbak1 https://www.armadaetfs.com/ https://www.breit.com/ QUOTES “I started looking deeper and deeper into the REIT market, and it, you know, really found some, some very interesting things that I thought nobody was talking about. And you know, specifically, the definition of what a REIT is had been expanding and things that you and I would not consider real estate. And what that means is that investors who are in traditional REIT funds, especially index-based market cap weighted funds, are getting exposure to things that they don't really know that they're getting exposure to that they might not really want.” "The correlations between the different sub-sectors of REITs are very low, meaning that they trade differently than themselves. They're different economies within the REIT world. So where within REITs would you want to be in a more difficult market environment? And for us, that answer is very clearly in the residential space because, the residential REITs are generating their income through rents paid." ABOUT BREIT “ I feel like this fund is  now standing on the edge of a cliff,  at a precipice, right?  Not through mismanagement the opposite, right? Through their success, they are, in fact a victim of their own success. And how does that happen?  Well, embedded in this fund is a lot of leverage, and they have raised a tremendous amount of assets. And they own about 120 billion worth of real estate. And they've had so much success and so many assets coming in that  they've been buying all along the way, and all along at the top.“ TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 01:05 Phil Bak's background in product and ETFs 04:38 Real estate is a special asset - Gone with the wind  05:00 Different ways to access real estate and real assets 06:15 Introducing REITs 08:19 REIT rules 10:23 Equity REITs example of HAUS US residential REITS 15:40 REITs in a global portfolio 17:39 Hedging your home purchase with REITs? 19:39 Let's talk about Blackstone's BREIT 20:47 What's happening with private real estate 21:57 The issues and outlook for BREIT 24:32 BREIT and the extraordinary University of California deal 25:32 BREIT's liquidity issue 28:16 Zooming on BREIT's NAV 29:44 Tackling misconceptions about liquidity 32:49 Are public valuations stupid? 33:22 Financial advice from Tony Soprano 34:11 Should we worry about private assets 37:10 Fundamental questions that investors should ask themselves about private assets 37:53 Armada's merger plans 40:07 Conclusion & where to follow Phil Bak ABOUT Investorama is your guide to the future of investing without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future.  George is the founder of Orama.tv (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter. https://linktr.ee/investorama If you’d like to partner with us, sponsor the podcast, or be featured as a guest, please get in touch [email protected]

June Felix is the CEO of IG Group, the leading trading platform, and a strong advocate for financial literacy. We discuss the changing nature of retail trading with insights from IG Group and how to empower individuals to shape their own financial future. Listen to InvestOrama on your favourite podcast app: https://pod.link/1511595070 EPISODE LINKS IG Group Academy https://www.ig.com/en/learn-to-trade June Felix on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junefelix/ QUOTES “IG’s web traffic, our YouTube views have increased substantially over this past year, despite markets being rather depressed in terms of equity markets in general. The retail clients want to understand what's going on. This is a global trend that we see across our clients everywhere.” “Defined contribution is a wave that is going to sweep the world and has certainly already started in many parts of the world like the US or Asia. And it will be necessary in Europe as well because defined benefit programs are not sustainable.” "Based on a recent survey of our customers: 82% believe that they can find opportunities even in market downturns, and in challenging markets because they have over time developed the confidence and tools understanding to participate in the market in the right way.” TIME STAMPS 00:00 teaser 00:48 intro 01:14 June's background from chemical engineer to banking & tech 03:01 What is financial literacy 04:05 Schools and financial literacy 05:58 The financial literacy spectrum from basic maths to Black Scholes 07:06 We're no longer defined by a single source of income 08:46 Finding opportunities in challenging markets 10:14 Raising your game as an individual investor 12:16 Is there a conflict between educational and promotional content at IG? 16:41 Is trading too masculine? 18:34 UX and inclusivity 19:54 Switching to a high-rate environment 21:18 No yield hunters at IG 22:26 Discussing the disclaimer on IG trading 24:56 Regulation 28:06 Individuals need to take accountability and responsibility for their future 29:31 Career advice from June Felix ABOUT Investorama is your guide to the future of investing without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future.  George is the founder of Orama.tv (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter. https://linktr.ee/investorama If you’d like to partner with us, sponsor the podcast, or be featured as a guest, please get in touch [email protected]

Dan Davies is the author of Lying for Money and an expert on banking crises. We discuss the latest string of banking failures: Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse and what that means for the financial system. EPISODE LINKS Lying for Money https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lying-Money-Legendary-Frauds-Workings-ebook/dp/B078WFT5JV Dan Davies's new substack: /backofmind.substack.com Twitter https://twitter.com/dsquareddigest QUOTES “The trouble with fraud is it's like the evil twin of the real economy. It's part of the real economy, and you can't necessarily get rid of it. And it might be that the optimal amounts of fraud to tolerate might be surprisingly high.” “It was actually Credit Suisse that invented AT1 Bonds in the last crisis. The purpose of these securities is that they are meant to provide capital for a bank that's gone into resolution. They were high-yielding instruments, and that's why they were popular. But everyone getting into these things knew or should have known that if the bank gets into real trouble, they could get zeroed out. "Silicon Valley Bank looks like it's going to be the best bank ever to go into insolvency. It went bankrupt on US government bonds and agency mortgage bonds.” TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:57 Dan Davies Profile 03:06 The Credit Suisse collapse and AT1 Bonds 05:35 Is it a banking crisis? 10:19 The problem with narrow banks 13:22 The tough job of central bankers 22:04 Fraud and the Canada Paradox 24:25 Difference between hype and fraud 27:40 Vulnerability to fraud in happiness and good times in the 19th century 30:58 Detecting fraud 1: fast growth 33:10 2: People don't change 35:22 3: Check out the product not the demo 39:41 Response to the book 41:46 Narrative history 42:50 Dan's substack and next book ABOUT Investorama is your guide to the future of investing without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future. George is the founder of Orama.tv (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter. https://linktr.ee/investorama

Alex Johnson is a fintech expert and the author of the popular newsletter and podcast Fintech Takes. He discusses with George Aliferis about Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed after massive deposit outflows and what that means for deposits, savings and investment accounts. LINKS Alex’s Fintech Takes https://newsletter.fintechtakes.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson QUOTES “It's not really a bailout in the classic sense if you are just rescuing depositors who had nothing to do with the risks that SVB was taking. The management at SVB and the equity holders at SVB are not being rescued.” “We don't carefully analyze the balance sheets of the banks that we work with. We just sort of expect that our money is going to stay in our account, sort of the opposite of the South Park example. So I don't think there was really  any moral hazard or risk  to rescuing depositors” "In the absolute worst case where something goes wrong, you really wanna make sure that that company is keeping careful track so that if they were to go outta business, the partners they work with can sort of track down all the customers and make sure that they get their money back. So, I'm not as concerned in this particular case about FDIC insurance or SIPC, I think that's just a function of what kind of account it is under the surface. I think the bigger question is: how well set up are these FinTech companies to deal with the worst case scenario if they go out of business? And to be candid, a lot of less mature FinTech companies [can be a concern] TIMESTAMP 00:00 Teaser  00:14 Intro 01:15 Alex's Background & The art of the newsletter  08:52 Southpark clip 09:48 Thoughts on Silicon Valley Bank 12:39 The right amount of insurance 16:09 A new service for neobanks? 17:14 Regressive progressive action and annoying VCs 21:33 Marvel Multiverse 22:22 The difference between banking, savings and investing 25:58 A new fintech hybrid model 27:03 The concerns about products looking safe 29:08 We forgot about bank failures 33:06 Reviewing Tellus notes 36:17 Reviewing Public's Treasury product 41:20 What if Public disappeared? ABOUT THE PODCAST Investorama is your guide to the future of investing, without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer, George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future.  Episode linksQuotesTime stampsAbout the PodcastGeorge is a reformed investment banker & marketer, who is now running Orama (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter.

Edward Chancellor is a financial historian, journalist and investment strategist, and the author of  The Price of Time, the real story of interest. This is an essential book for investors who want to understand the impact of interest rates. Episode links Edward’s website: https://www.edwardchancellor.com/ Link to the book: https://www.edwardchancellor.com/books/the-price-of-time Quotes "If interest is an omnipresent phenomenon and the ultra-low rates wormed their way into all economic and financial activity, then it would follow that the everything bubble turns into the everything burst." "If you know history, this late 1990s stock market looks a hell of a lot like the British Railway Mania of the 1840s. You've got a new technology. People are getting very excited about it. Very, very similar patterns. If you know the history, you are aware of the vulnerability of the markets." "You couldn't really understand the world unless you understood interest. And you have to bear in mind the Fed funds rate of 0% and the negative interest rates in Europe and in Japan. But those zero rates and negative rates were the lowest interest rates in five millennia of history. So that, that obviously has to be a noteworthy factor." "If you think about it, it took two and a half years for losses on subprimes to the Lehman's blowup.  Everyone expects that everything happens very quickly, and after the fact, the timeline seems to be compressed. But if you're living through it, actually, it takes much longer." Timestamps 00:00 Teaser 00:19 Introducing Edward Chancellor 01:31 A historian in the investment world 06:21 The study of human activity can't be explained by science 08:46 The historian’s edge 14:30 The problem with models 16:46 The consensus view on interest and inflation 22:04 The 5 roles of interest 27:33 Buffett's quote on interest rates and  gravity 30:40 Interest rates, investment decisions 33:49 The everything bubble 36:15 Where the cracks show 37:48 Active management 38:19 Areas most at risk 39:48 PE troubles 45:58 We are early in the burst 46:52 regional bank problems 47:56 Bubbles burst slowly About the Podcast Investorama is your guide to the future of investing, without the hype. In each episode, reformed investment banker and marketer, George Aliferis and his guests take a deep dive into a key topic that shapes our financial future. George is a reformed investment banker & marketer, who is now running Orama (podcast & video company), as well as its content arm Investorama, a podcast, YouTube channel and Newsletter.