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Podcast: ITM Trading Podcast
Episode: Cornell Prof Who Called the 2008 Crash, Sounds Alarm on Hidden Debt Bomb and Civil Madness
Description: “When we have the next crisis, the word ‘private’ is going to be in every headline,” says Cornell Professor Dave Collum. In this interview with Daniela Cambone, Collum warns that the biggest risks in the next financial crisis won’t come from the public markets—stocks, Treasuries, and the like—but from the shadowy private markets: private credit, private equity, and private debt, where leverage and valuations are opaque. He also explains why today’s debt-driven economy is unsustainable and why he believes inflation and policy missteps are setting the stage for a severe reset. “At some point you...