Join host Nick Ledger as he demystifies valuation, exploring why determining what anything is worth—from stocks to companies to brands—is trickier than it seems. Discover how Wall Street models mislead, why billion-dollar disasters happen, and how AI is revolutionizing pricing. Learn what things are really worth.

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Nick Ledger explores how AI is revolutionizing asset valuation, from pricing data with 77% accuracy to introducing "share of model"—a new metric measuring brand value based on how AI systems recommend companies. Traditional finance meets algorithmic perception in ways that reshape what worth really means.

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Nick Ledger investigates how valuation metrics like the price-to-book ratio can deceive investors through hidden assumptions and misaligned incentives. Explore why spreadsheets lie, how intermediaries shape numbers, and why the most dangerous metric is the one you never question in modern finance.

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Nick Ledger explores how the 2008 financial crisis exposed the dangerous rift between mark-to-market and mark-to-model valuation methods. Examining mortgage-backed securities, regulatory failures, and the incentive structures that turned rigorous modeling into "marking to myth," this episode reveals why nobody truly knows what anything is worth—and why that matters for your investments today.

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