#432: Michael Weisz on Investing in Alternative Assets

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Michael Weisz is co-founder and President of YieldStreet, an investing platform that believes in the power of technology to drive equality and transparency to investing. Previously, Michael was the Vice President at a New York-based credit opportunities hedge fund with $1.2 billion under management. In this conversation, we discuss alternative asset investing, compressed yields, COVID’s impact on specific markets, portfolio construction, side hustles, investor protections, and a Biden presidency. ======================= Want to sell your wonderful internet business? Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforward exits that protect their team and culture. We’ll make an offer within a week, close the deal within a month, and keep your business operating for the long term. Get in touch at http://www.tinycapital.com, and we’ll let you know within a couple of days. ======================= Crypto.com is the only all-in-one platform that allows you to BUY / SELL / STORE / EARN / LOAN / INVEST crypto all from one place. Join over 1 million users currently using the Crypto.com app. Download and earn $50 USD using my code ‘pomp2020’, or use the link https://platinum.crypto.com/r/pomp2020 when you sign up for one of their metal cards today. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 85,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com =======================

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp
0:05.2	podcast, simply the best podcast out there. Let's kick this thing off. Michael Wise is a co-founder and
0:11.4	president of Yield Street, an investing platform that believes in the power of technology to drive a
0:16.9	quality and transparency to investing. Previously, Michael was the vice president at a New York
0:22.5	based credit opportunities hedge fund with $1.2 billion under management. In this conversation,
0:29.1	we discuss alternative asset investing, compressed yields, COVID's impact on specific markets,
0:35.0	portfolio construction, side hustles, investor protections, and a Biden presidency.
0:41.2	I really enjoyed this conversation with Michael, and I hope you do as well.
0:45.6	Before we get into the episode, though, I want to quickly talk about our sponsors.
0:49.5	First up is Tiny.
0:51.6	Andrew Wilkinson, one of the co-founders of Tiny, has been on the podcast multiple times.
0:56.1	I'm a big fan and I think you will be as well.
0:59.0	If you want to sell your wonderful internet business, you should go and talk to the people
1:03.4	at Tiny.
1:04.4	Tiny partners with founders to give them quick, straightforward exits that protect their
1:08.4	team and culture.
1:10.1	They'll make an offer within a week.
1:12.0	They'll close the deal within a month.
1:13.7	And they'll keep your business operating for the long term.
1:16.8	The folks at Tiny are founders.
1:19.0	They speak the same language.
1:20.3	They've been in the same situations.
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