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Transcript: Karin Risi, Vanguard’s Chief of Strategy & Product

2 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

The transcript from this week’s MiB: Karin Risi, Vanguard’s Chief of Strategy & Product, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio.
RWM & HNTI Are Coming to Chicago!

3 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

I’ve spent the last 30+ Thanksgivings in Chicago. It’s a great city, with wonderful food, cold winters, and warm people. We opened an office here a few years ago with two fantastic advisors (Jonathan & Brian) and a killer staff (Anna and Colleen). Since then, the Chicago hub has grown rapidly, running a lot of our operations. We finally reached the point where we needed a great office to fit the great RWM folks here.
10 Monday AM Reads

3 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

My back-to-work morning plane reads:• Does One Line Fix Google: Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL. (Tedium)• How Next-Generation Advisors Steer Clients Away From Bad Investing Mistakes: Modern financial advisors are schooled in the knowledge needed to steer their clients in the right direction.
10 Sunday Reads - The Big Picture

4 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures:• MAGA and the American Pope: Seven things to know about Pope Leo XIV. (The Bulwark)• A Kansas City Neighborhood Is a Sea of Vacant Lots. Locals Blame One Company. For over 50 years, residents of north Valentine have fought to save homes from the wrecking ball, as Kansas City Life Insurance continues to tear down properties without a concrete plan to redevelop the neighborhood.
10 Weekend Reads

5 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Colombia Tolima Los Brasiles Peaberry Organic coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads:• Trump’s Astonishing 100 Days, in 8 Charts: Compared with other modern presidents, he has signed the most executive orders in this period, collected the most tariffs and had the most lawsuits filed against him. Markets have slumped, as have his approval ratings.
MiB: Karin Risi, Vanguard's Chief of Strategy & Product

6 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

This week, I speak with Karin Risi, who spent 27 years at Vanguard, the world’s 2nd largest asset manager. She has reported directly to the past four CEOs of VG. She formulated enterprise-level strategy, drove client and revenue growth, oversaw talent development, and influenced capital allocation for the $10 trillion investment firm serving 50 million investors globally.
10 Friday AM Reads

6 days ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads:• Tesla’s ‘Headwinds’ Are Coming From Its C-Suite. Elon Musk is a key figure in the economic environment that’s punishing sales. Plus: India’s car tariffs are under pressure. (Bloomberg)• The Failure of Warren Buffett: The best version of capitalism wasn’t good enough. (How Things Work) see also Be Like You: Statistically, the probabilities are overwhelming that you are not one of the world’s greatest investors. The odds are a staggering 100 million to 1.
At the Money: How to Change Careers - The Big Picture

1 week ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

ATM: How to Change Careers Dr. Bill Bernstein (May 7, 2025)How often have you thought about making major change in your career? Full transcript below. ~~~About this week’s guest:Dr. William Bernstein is the author of numerous books, including mostr recently, “SSSSS.” He manages client assets ($25m minimum) at Efficient Frontier Advisors.
Transcript: Sander Gerber, CEO and CIO Hudson Bay Capital

1 week ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Sander Gerber, CEO and CIO Hudson Bay Capital, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~This is Masters in business with Barry Riol on Bloomberg Radio. Barry Ritholtz: Strap yourself in for another good one. Sander Gerber, C-E-O-C-I-O of Hudson Bay Capital.
Be Like You - The Big Picture

1 week ago | ritholtz.com | Barry Ritholtz

First, let’s go to the data (via Bloomberg):That is the per-share market value increase of Berkshire Hathaway stock from 1964 to 2024. Compare that with the SPX total returns of 39,054%; BRK annualized returns are ~20%, about double that of the S&P over the same period. Those mouthwatering returns have led to a cottage industry of imitators, analytical copycats, and flattering wannabes. But here’s the thing: You cannot do what Berkshire Hathaway accomplished across six decades.