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Treussard Talks.

Treussard Talks.

Jonathan Treussard, Ph.D. 27 Episodes Aug 12, 2026

Treussard Talks is a podcast that demystifies wealth management for sophisticated investors. Hosted by former asset manager partner Jonathan Treussard, it offers actionable insights on investment strategies, financial psychology, and building a lasting legacy. The show aims to provide clarity and perspective beyond traditional financial advice, helping listeners make informed decisions about their wealth.

Episodes

AI is Changing Markets, Not Just Companies | Treussard Talks (E28)
AI is Changing Markets, Not Just Companies | Treussard Talks (E28) Aug 12, 2026 1525 Three seemingly unrelated stories have dominated markets since January: a collapse in software valuations traders nicknamed SaaS-mageddon, a South Korean stock market swinging harder than Bitcoin, and a hedge fund named Situational Awareness down tens ...
The Economics of Private Equity — with Ludovic Phalippou | Treussard Talks (E27)
The Economics of Private Equity — with Ludovic Phalippou | Treussard Talks (E27) Jul 9, 2026 2508 Ludovic Phalippou has spent twenty-five years studying one subject, every day, from every angle. Private equity for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as he puts it. A Professor of Financial Economics at Oxford's Saïd Business School, he has read the limite...
Conscious Leadership, Curiosity, and Culture by Design — with Kaley Klemp | Treussard Talks (E26)
Conscious Leadership, Curiosity, and Culture by Design — with Kaley Klemp | Treussard Talks (E26) Jun 10, 2026 2000 Conscious Leadership, Curiosity, and Culture by Design — with Kaley Klemp | Treussard Talks (E26) Most cultures aren't built. They emerge. A founder has an idea, recruits two friends, and the three of them live and breathe the mission until it works. N...
Systematic Investing, Mission, and the Discipline of Expectations — with Eduardo Repetto | Treussard Talks (E25)
Systematic Investing, Mission, and the Discipline of Expectations — with Eduardo Repetto | Treussard Talks (E25) May 27, 2026 2239 Eduardo Repetto is the Chief Investment Officer of Avantis Investors, the systematic investment firm he founded in 2019 that now manages more than $125 billion. Before Avantis, Eduardo was Co-CEO and Co-CIO at Dimensional Fund Advisors, where he worked...
Capital, AI, and the Limits of Liquidity — with Andrea Eisfeldt | Treussard Talks (E24)
Capital, AI, and the Limits of Liquidity — with Andrea Eisfeldt | Treussard Talks (E24) Apr 29, 2026 2591 Andrea Eisfeldt holds the Laurence D. and Lori W. Fink Endowed Chair in Finance at UCLA Anderson and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her PhD in economics from the University of Chicago, trained under Jo...
Debt, Inflation, and the Risky Macro Regime of Fiscal Dominance — with Jim Masturzo  | Treussard Talks (E23)
Debt, Inflation, and the Risky Macro Regime of Fiscal Dominance — with Jim Masturzo | Treussard Talks (E23) Apr 15, 2026 2995 The conventional tools of monetary policy assume the central bank is in charge. What happens when the debt burden gets large enough that it isn't? At some point — and no one knows exactly when — raising rates stops cooling the economy and starts feedin...
Tax-Advantaged Investing, Long-Short Strategies, and the Future of Wealth Management with Erkko Etula | Treussard Talks (E22)
Tax-Advantaged Investing, Long-Short Strategies, and the Future of Wealth Management with Erkko Etula | Treussard Talks (E22) Apr 1, 2026 2148 Wall Street is building a trillion-dollar business around slashing the tax bills of wealthy investors. The innovations are real. So are the risks. This conversation is about how to think clearly about both. Erkko Etula built his career at the intersect...
The Strait of Hormuz, Oil Markets, and the Futures Curve with Nic Johnson | Treussard Talks (E21)
The Strait of Hormuz, Oil Markets, and the Futures Curve with Nic Johnson | Treussard Talks (E21) Mar 18, 2026 1662 The Strait of Hormuz was always the thought experiment. The scenario commodities traders ran when they needed a stand-in for the unimaginable. Fifteen to twenty miles of waterway. One fifth of the world's oil. Now it isn't a thought experiment anymore....
The State of Trump Economics in 2026 with Larry Kotlikoff | Treussard Talks (E20)
The State of Trump Economics in 2026 with Larry Kotlikoff | Treussard Talks (E20) Mar 4, 2026 2625 In this conversation, Larry Kotlikoff (https://kotlikoff.net/)—Professor of Economics at Boston University, Research Associate at the NBER, and former Senior Economist on Reagan's Council of Economic Advisors—and I go through the current administration...
Tail Risk, Market Structure, and Building Resilience with Vineer Bhansali | Treussard Talks (E19)
Tail Risk, Market Structure, and Building Resilience with Vineer Bhansali | Treussard Talks (E19) Feb 4, 2026 2398 In this conversation, Vineer Bhansali—Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Harvard, former PIMCO portfolio manager, and founder of LongTail Alpha—and I explore why the tails of the distribution are where both some of the most misunderstood risks and oppor...
Passive Investing's Endgame and America's Hidden Precarity Crisis with Mike Green | Treussard Talks (E18)
Passive Investing's Endgame and America's Hidden Precarity Crisis with Mike Green | Treussard Talks (E18) Jan 21, 2026 3895 In this episode, I sit down with Mike Green—Chief Strategist at Simplify Asset Management and one of the most rigorous thinkers on market structure today. We start with Mike's journey from Wharton to small-cap value, through Canyon Partners during 2008...
Incentives, Investor Behavior, and AI with Devin Shanthikumar | Treussard Talks (E17)
Incentives, Investor Behavior, and AI with Devin Shanthikumar | Treussard Talks (E17) Jan 7, 2026 2156 In this episode, I sit down with Devin Shanthikumar—faculty at the UC Irvine Merage School of Business and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies—to talk about how real-world market outcomes are shaped. We start with Devin’s path from UC Berkeley (en...

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