Interview recorded - 10th of August 2023

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with Michael Green - Chief Strategist at Simplify Asset Management. 

During our conversation we spoke about his thoughts on Michael's assessment, why the economy is holding up with interest rates, what this means for the markets for the rest of the year and how Michael is allocating for a recession. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - Michael’s assessment of global economy and financial markets?
5:51 - Are the FED too narrow focused?
10:53 - Why is the economy holding up with higher interest rates?
14:40 - Fixed vs Variable Mortgages
16:31 - Why has stock market been so strong in 2023?
26:04 - Upside and downside volatility?
28:56 - What will the catalyst for market stress be?
33:56 - Michael’s thoughts on emerging markets?
40:06 - How is Michael allocating for recession?
45:46 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

Michael has been a student of markets and market structure, for nearly 30 years. His proprietary research into the shift from actively managed portfolios and investment funds to systematic passive investment strategies has been presented to the Federal Reserve, the BIS, the IMF and numerous other industry groups and associations.

Michael 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, an investment firm that manages the personal capital of Peter Thiel. Prior to Thiel, 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.

In addition to his work as a market theorist and portfolio manager, 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.

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