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Eric Barthe: Why the Best Finance Candidates Don’t Know All the Answers

2026-10-2747:18

What does it actually take to go from understanding derivatives in a classroom to being ready for a real trading floor? In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Eric Barth, founder of the Derivatives Bootcamp and the Institute of Derivatives. Eric brings more than two decades of experience across exotic derivatives, structured products, financial engineering, consulting, and education, including time at Goldman Sachs, BCG, and Leonteq. We talk about the gap between academic fin...

Richard Stott: Why Great Investors Say “No” More Than They Say “Yes”

2026-10-2034:24

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Richard Stott, Chief Investment Officer at Connectum Capital Management, to discuss why successful investing is often much less exciting than people think. Richard shares how disciplined systems, long-term thinking, and evidence-based investing have shaped his philosophy, and why ignoring market noise is often one of the hardest but most valuable skills an investor can develop. We explore the difference between reacting to headlines and f...

Patrick Armstrong: The Biggest Portfolio Mistake Almost Everyone Makes

2026-10-1334:57

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Patrick Armstrong, Chief Investment Officer at Plurimi Wealth, to discuss what evidence-based investing really looks like in practice, how machine learning is already transforming portfolio management, and why investor psychology often matters more than market forecasts. Patrick shares the lessons he's learned from managing real client portfolios, explains how Plurimi AI was born from his own investing mistakes, and offers a refreshingly h...

Alan Dune: The Biggest Portfolio Mistake Even Professionals Make

2026-10-0637:55

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Alan Dunne, founder of Archive Capital Advisors and co-host of Top Traders Unplugged, to explore what it really means to build portfolios that can survive changing market regimes. Alan shares the lessons he's learned after decades as a trader, allocator, and portfolio construction expert, challenging many of the assumptions investors make about diversification, risk, and long-term investing. We dive into why many portfolios only appear di...

Jai Jacob: From Jazz Guitar to Wall Street’s Front Lines

2026-09-2944:10

In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Jai Jacob, veteran investment strategist and former leader at Rockefeller Asset Management and Lazard Asset Management, for a fascinating conversation on career reinvention, risk management, quantitative investing, and the future of finance. Jai shares his unconventional journey from pursuing a career as a professional jazz musician in New York to becoming a respected voice in portfolio construction and multi-asset investing. Along the way...

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