The Blunt Dollar
The Blunt Dollar
Podcast Description
Finance doesn’t have to be boring or sugarcoated. The Blunt Dollar is where real conversations meet real finance, hosted by Ignacio Ramírez Moreno, a fixed-income advisor, CFA charterholder, and LinkedIn content creator who isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions.Each episode brings candid, thought-provoking discussions with investors, traders, analysts, and market thinkers who cut through the noise and get to the truth behind money, markets, and investing. Whether it’s exposing the myths of the financial world, exploring the hidden forces shaping markets, or breaking down the latest trends in a way that actually makes sense, The Blunt Dollar delivers raw insights, straight talk, and a touch of humor.New episodes drop every other week on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Want to hear a story that needs to be told? Reach out to [email protected], and let’s make it happen.
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The podcast delves into topics such as the myths of finance, hidden market forces, and current investing trends, with episodes like the one featuring Anthony Cheung focusing on breaking into finance, navigating career pivots, and discussing the impact of AI in the industry.
Finance doesn’t have to be boring or sugarcoated. It’s time for a show that tells it like it is. The Blunt Dollar is where real conversations meet real finance, hosted by Ignacio Ramírez Moreno, a fixed-income advisor, CFA charterholder, and LinkedIn content creator who isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions.
Each episode brings candid, thought-provoking discussions with investors, traders, analysts, and market thinkers who cut through the noise and get to the truth behind money, markets, and investing.
Whether it’s exposing the myths of the financial world, exploring the hidden forces shaping markets, or breaking down the latest trends in a way that actually makes sense, The Blunt Dollar delivers raw insights, straight talk, and a touch of humor.
New episodes drop every other week on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Want to hear a story that needs to be told? Reach out to [email protected], and let’s make it happen.
Karl Rogers has traded everything from oil calendar spreads to electricity across the US grid and now he's building one of Ireland’s most forward thinking family office investment platforms at Elkstone.
In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, we dive deep into how Karl’s prop trading roots shaped his unique investment approach, why he believes most forecasts are useless, and how to build portfolios that are both behaviorally resilient and future proof.
🎯 Built Elkstone’s investment platform from scratch with a focus on edge, not orthodoxy
⚡️ Former pro trader in oil, cocoa and US power markets and why electricity trading rewired his thinking
📉 Why Karl says macro doesn’t matter and most forecasts are just expensive guesses
🧠 Behavioral “armor” for investors and how to prevent panic selling and cognitive pitfalls
🧰 Why the 60 40 portfolio might be outdated and how to build for the next market cycle
If you like unfiltered takes on hedge funds, behavioral finance insights, and how to actually build a robust investment platform, this one's for you.
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New episodes drop every other week! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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