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The Signal Before the Spike | Katie Stockton on What the Charts Tell Us About What Comes Next
This episode explores the growing signs of a shift beneath the surface of the market, as technical indicators point to weakening momentum in equities and a potential change in leadership. Katie Stockt...
Michael Mauboussin | AI, Base Rates, and Investing in the New Economy
In this inaugural episode of our new show, The Intangible Economy with Kai Wu, we explore how AI, intangible assets, and unprecedented capital investment are reshaping the future of markets. Michael M...
The Stagflation Regime | Aahan Menon on What Works When Stocks and Bonds Don’t
This episode of Excess Returns features Aahan Menon of Prometheus Research breaking down the growing risk of an inflation shock driven by energy markets and what it means for investors. The discussion...
6x Earnings. 10x Potential. | Harris Kupperman on the Inflections Wall Street Misses
This episode explores Harris “Kuppy” Kupperman’s framework for “inflection investing” and how he identifies asymmetric opportunities across global markets. The conversation dives into why he believes ...
The Shock No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap - 3/29/2026
This episode of Excess Returns Weekly Recap breaks down one of the most complex market environments in recent memory, from the global oil shock and its economic ripple effects to base rates, AI-driven...
The Moment Common Knowledge Changed | Last Call - With Andy Constan, Ben Hunt, Brent Kochuba and Eric Pachman
This episode of our new market wrap show Last Call breaks down the biggest market drivers right now through three distinct lenses: macro, narrative, and flows. With an oil shock driven by geopolitical...
The Private Credit Apocalypse That Isn’t Coming | Larry Swedroe Dispels the Myths
In this episode of Excess Returns, we sit down with Larry Swedroe to break down one of the most debated topics in markets today: private credit. Larry walks through what private credit actually is, wh...
Nothing Is Priced In | Bob Elliott on Why Investors Are Misreading the Oil Shock
This episode of Excess Returns features Bob Elliott discussing the growing fragility in the global economy as an oil shock collides with a shift from an income-driven to a savings-driven system. The c...
The 0.1% Winners | Chris Mayer and Robert Hagstrom on Why Outliers Drive Returns
Subscribe to the 100 Year Thinkers of Spotify Subscribe to the 100 Year Thinkers of Apple In this episode of our new show, 100 Year Thinkers, Robert Hagstrom and Chris Mayer explore how investors sh...
46 Stocks Created Half of All Market Wealth | Chris Mayer and Robert Hagstrom on the Outliers that Break Base Rates
In this episode of the 100 Year Thinkers, Robert Hagstrom and Chris Mayer explore how investors should think about base rates, extreme outcomes, and the realities of long-term wealth creation in marke...
The War No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap – 3/22/2026
This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap breaks down the biggest market drivers right now, including how markets price (or fail to price) war risk, why volatility signals are flashing unusual warnings, ...
Big Decline. Options Support Gone | Brent Kochuba on the Fragile Market Setup
Subscribe to the OPEX Effect on Spotify Subscribe to the OPEX Effect on Apple Podcasts This episode breaks down the growing tension beneath the surface of today’s markets, where volatility signals, ...
A 3% Drop from VIX 40 | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
This episode breaks down the growing tension beneath the surface of today’s markets, where volatility signals, options positioning, and macro risks like war and inflation are increasingly misaligned. ...
The War Markets Can't Price | Jared Dillian on the Regime Change Investors Miss
In this episode, Jared Dillian joins Excess Returns to break down why markets consistently misprice major regime shifts, geopolitical risks, and inflation shocks—and what that means for investors toda...
They Call It a Lottery Ticket. The Data Says Otherwise | D.A. Wallach on The Hidden Alpha of Biotech
Biotech is one of the few areas in investing where specialized knowledge may still generate persistent alpha. In this episode of Excess Returns, D.A. Wallach, venture capitalist and co-founder of Time...
14% for Tech. 1% for Everyone Else | The Weekly Wrap – 3/14/2026
Follow Two Quants and a Financial Planner on Spotify Follow Two Quants and a Financial Planner on Apple In this episode, we break down the most important insights from the week on Excess Returns,, w...
14% for Tech. 1% for Everyone Else | The Weekly Wrap – 3/14/2026
In this episode, we break down the most important insights from the week on Excess Returns,, with insights from Vitaliy Katsenelson, Jim Paulsen, and Joseph Shaposhnik. Markets today are being shaped ...
The $1 Trillion Supercycle Hidden in Plain Sight | Joseph Shaposhnik
On this episode of Excess Returns, Matt Zeigler and Bogumil Baranowski speak with Rainwater Equity ETF portfolio manager Joseph Shaposhnik about how long-term investors should think about markets in a...
Survival First. Returns Second | Vitaliy Katsenelson on Investing Amid Extreme Uncertainty
In this episode of Excess Returns, Matt Zeigler and Bogumil Baranowski speak with Vitaliy Katsenelson, CEO of Investment Management Associates and author of Soul in the Game. The conversation explores...
What War Charts and AI Bubbles Miss | The Weekly Market Insight – March 8, 2026
Follow Two Quants and a Financial Planner on Spotify Follow Two Quants and a Financial Planner on Apple In this new weekly Excess Returns recap, Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler highlight the most impor...




