HeyJaredExpanding Frontiers: An Alternative Investments & Machine Learning Podcast
Discover the world of alternative investments and how they can potentially boost your portfolio’s performance.
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When Alpha Breaks (opens the original)
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In this episode we take a break from digital assets - although I am very much looking forward to next week's live guest - to have a discussion of a very interesting recent article, "When Alpha Breaks: Two-Level Uncertainty for Safe Deployment of Cross-Sectional Stock Rankers," by Ursina SanderinkFebruary 23, 2026 and available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.13252 Episode Note This episode draws on the sources listed above and incorporates AI-assisted research synthesis. All content has been revie
Regime-Based Dynamic Asset Allocation Using Neural Networks (opens the original)
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This episode discusses a research article that introduces a regime-based dynamic asset allocation strategy that utilizes artificial neural networks (ANN) to solve the complex Merton optimal portfolio problem. By using the VIX index as a barometer to distinguish between "risk-on" and "risk-off" market environments, the authors allow the model to adapt its strategy based on shifting macroeconomic conditions. Unlike traditional methods that require solving difficult partial differential equations,
Private Credit in 2026: Bigger, Broader, and Riskier? (opens the original)
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This episode charts the profound evolution of private credit from the traditional, unrated, and strictly illiquid middle-market corporate direct lending model into a more liquid, institutionalized, and multi-faceted asset class. A central pillar of this transition is the massive expansion into Asset-Based Finance (ABF) and Private Investment-Grade Credit, which now benefits from formal ratings oversight and multi-agency participation, as well as daily liquid, exchange-traded vehicles like the St
Rigor Over Hype: Classifying the Digital-Asset Ecosystem, with Javier Paz (opens the original)
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Everyone talks about digital assets. Very few can tell you, with rigor, what is actually under the hood. This conversation changes that. Kathryn Wilkens sits down with Javier Paz, founder and CEO of RigorRank and former Director of Data and Analytics for Forbes Digital Assets, where he built the publication's nine-factor ranking of more than 600 crypto exchanges and reported investigative work that traced real financial crime. Javier traces his path from multi-asset markets research to building
A New Era of American Crypto Regulation and Clarity (opens the original)
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Part 1 of 3: Digital Asset Classification PODCAST SHOW NOTES This kicks off a three-part series on digital asset classification, following up on what I learned at the Spring Consensus meeting in Miami. The series looks at classification from two angles: the regulators' new framework and the push for U.S. clarity (this episode), and how the securities industry and financial authorities fit digital assets into the existing rules (Part 2). A quick heads-up for regular listeners: Part 2, "Navigating
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