IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:18 – What attracted Mary Childs to bonds
0:04:19 – Meeting Bill Gross
0:06:18 – How Ed Thorpe influenced Bill Gross in the early days
0:06:18 – How Bill pioneered a market for trading bonds
0:08:53 – How Bill founded Pimco and the famous Total Market return fund
0:08:53 – How they successfully navigated the GFC and established an abnormal relationship with the government along the way
0:26:33 – Driving force behind Bill Gross’ desire both for success and fame
0:35:06 – Debate between Cullen Roche and Bill Gross
0:37:15 – The trade that began the decline of Bill’s time at Pimco
0:44:15 – Bill’s own autobiography recently released
Mary is a phenomenal journalist and has written a fantastic book. If you’re curious about the bond market in general, this is a great place to start.
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– Trey’s Twitter Account – https://twitter.com/TreyLockerbie
– Mary Childs Substack – https://offtherun.substack.com/
– Planet Money Podcast – https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510289/planet-money
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