The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

Math 130

Math Management Insurance Assets 130

The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

So I took it upon myself to go off and took a course in bond math, took another course in derivatives and realized the underlying fundamental concepts were barely, I mean, it wasn’t even high school math in most cases. Risk appetite was changing. We just get to focus on assets and asset risk management.

Assets 286

Assets Clients Investing Investments 286

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

It has to be such a different set, the retirement planning is different, the safety net is different. People in Spain when I was growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, they expect to just retire and have the government give them like a paycheck every month. So a phenomenal learning experience with both Jefferies and Morgan Stanley.

Clients 152

Clients Investing Investments Management 152

The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

And at the time, I was managing Protege Partners as a hedge fund of funds. Let me say what your compliance wouldn’t allow you to say. RITHOLTZ: So hold the duration risk aside with those two, but just for an investor in treasuries, I know you’ve done the math before. RITHOLTZ: You were crushing it.

Management 130

Management Investing Investments Government 130

The Big Picture

MARCH 27, 2023

So you retire in 2018. You have a lot — RITHOLTZ: The emerging manager category? The survival rate of an emerging manager is low. There are a ton of expenses, and they’re getting higher with compliance and marketing and reporting and investor relationship, et cetera. But it was not a liquidity issue. ’08

Assets 274

Assets Investing Investments Management 274