The Wall Street Skinny
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 180
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How ARod Turned Baseball Money Into Billions of Investment Capital
Alex Rodriguez is not only one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history, 22 seasons, 14 All-Star selections, and three American League MVP award, but also the founder an…
179. Portfolio Manager's Playbook: Lessons on Investing from "Moneyball"
In this week’s episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen return to one of their favorite formats: dissecting the finance lessons hidden inside pop culture. This time, they take…
178. Emergency Episode: Is This The End of the Federal Reserve?
In this emergency episode of The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen dive into the breaking news that President Trump has moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over accusa…
177. The Potential Financial Crisis No One is Talking About: Repocalypse 2.0?
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Jen unpacks an overlooked risk brewing beneath the surface of financial markets. Why did Jerome Powell, head of the Fed, deliver such a surpri…
176. Chamath's New SPAC (Detailed Breakdown) Plus Europe’s Yield Curve Warning
This week on The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen dive into the resurgence of SPACs and yes, Chamath Palihapitiya, the once-dubbed “SPAC King,” is back with a brand-new deal. We u…
175. Will AI Replace Investment Bankers? What You can do NOW to Protect Yourself
Worried AI will take your Investment Banking job? There's no avoiding AI these days, so how do you understand it, use it to your advantage, and outperform it in Investment Banking and h…
174. Canaries in the Coal Mine? Perplexity's $34bn bid for Chrome; Fed Cut Fallout, and Private Credit PIK Concerns
This week, Kristen and Jen dive straight into the finance headlines with a M&A story: Perplexity, an AI startup valued at $18 billion, has made a $34 billion all-cash bid for Google Chr…
173. Prof Emily Oster on Good Data, Bad Data, and the Truth About Parenting in High-Stress Careers
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen sit down with Professor Emily Oster, a Harvard-educated economist with a PhD and a faculty position at Brown University where …
172. INDUSTRY S3E2 "Smoke and Mirrors” Breakdown | IPO Disasters, Greenshoe and More!
In this episode of the unofficial companion podcast to HBO Max's hit show, Industry, hosts Jen and Kristen dive deep into the financial intricacies and dramatic moments of Season 3, Epi…
171. INSANE Figma IPO, AI Collusion in Trading, and Could Stablecoins Lower Interest Rates?
This week on The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen are back in full swing with a jam-packed episode covering some of the biggest stories in markets and finance. They kick things of…
170. Meme Stocks, Real Estate News, and ChatGPT's Attempt to Build Financial Models
In this week’s episode of The Skinny on Wall Street, Kristen and Jen break down the latest wave of meme stock mania and what it reveals about market sentiment. They dive into Opendoor a…
169. Spin-Offs, Reverse M&A, and Wellness: The Logic of Recent Consumer M&A Deals (Fererro Buying Kellogg and Kraft Heinz Breakup)
This week on The Skinny On, Kristen and Jen power through illness, time zone chaos, and toddler wrangling to bring you a jam-packed episode to break down two major consumer deals: Ferre…
168. PE Secondaries 201 feat. Evercore’s Justin Resnick
In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we're back with fan-favorite guest Justin Resnick, Managing Director at Evercore, for a deep dive into the evolving world of private equity se…
167. Real Estate Private Equity 101 with MSIM's Lauren Hochfelder
In this long-awaited episode of The Wall Street Skinny, we’re breaking down Real Estate Private Equity with Lauren Hochfelder, Managing Director and Co-CEO of Morgan Stanley Real Estate…
166. INDUSTRY S3E1 | IPOs, VCs and Founders Cashing Out, ESG and More!
In this episode we delve into the intricate world of finance depicted in the Season 3 premiere, "Il Mattino Ha L’Oro in Bocca" breaking down the complexities behind the IPO process, how…
165. Biotech Investment Banking 101 Feat Sonia Gupta of Goldman Sachs
In this episode, we sit down with Sonia Gupta, Partner and Co-Head of Biotech Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs. Sonia walks us through her unique journey—from studying public health …
Industry S2E8 | How Soros Broke the Bank of England & What It Has to Do with "Industry" (and the Trump Administration)
In this episode, we break down the finance behind the Industry Season 2 finale—and without exaggerating, this might be our favorite episode yet. There was so much to dig into, starting …
163. The $7.8 Trillion Question: Should the GSEs Be Privatized? GSEs 101
In this episode, we sit down with Olga Gorodetsky, a Director in Capital Markets at Fannie Mae, for an in-depth conversation about the role of Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in…
162. Should You Get the CFA? All Your Testing Questions Answered with Kaplan's Joyce Schnur
Wondering if you need the CFA to break into banking? Curious what the SIE is, or whether a CPA helps you land a role in private equity? You're not alone—exam questions are by far the mo…
INDUSTRY S2E7 | "Lone Wolf and Cub" Hitting a Bid Away, Comp & Revenge
We’re back and breaking down Season 2, Episode 7 of Industry: “Lone Wolf and Cub.” This one is dense with real finance concepts—starting with Harper, Eric, and Rishi's attempt to “hit a…