Behind the Markets Podcast - Michael Green

Show from 10/27/23

Hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Professor Siegel start this week's discussion with mixed reactions. The market data is still strong this week according to the Professor. He mentions that the money supply is showing weakness and could be of concern for robust economic growth. He notes that agreements with car manufacturing companies will help keep plants running. He talks about the new speaker elected by the government and how that will affect the market. Michael joins the professor, discussing wage increases and inflation. (16:00) Jeremy continues on with Michael to discuss his career and his current role at Simplify. Michael goes into detail on what Simplify does and the irony of their company name. They discuss EFTs, betting on high rates, and the real estate market. Michael talks about the complexity of bonds changing allocations. He discusses his opinion on option market day trading and the futures market. Jeremy asks Michael about macro strategies and how he positions portfolios at Simplify. He also talks about the high yield market, credit default swaps, and the index.

Guest: Michael Green joined Simplify in April 2021 after serving as Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Logica Capital Advisers, LLC. Prior to Logica, Michael managed macro strategies at Thiel Macro, LLC. Michael founded Ice Farm Capital, a discretionary global macro hedge fund seeded by Soros Fund Management. From 2006-2014, Michael founded and managed the New York office of Canyon Capital Advisors, a $23B multi-strategy hedge fund based in Los Angeles, CA, where he established their global macro strategies, managing in excess of $5B of exposure across equity, credit, FX, commodity and derivative markets. Michael has been noted for his work as a public speaker and financial media participant. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a CFA holder.

Learn more about Michael: https://www.simplify.us/leadership#!michael-green-cfa

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