INTERVIEW | Make Money by Finding Opportunity in Bonds, Building a Newsletter, and Thinking for Yourself with Jared Dillian

Jared Dillian is a former Lehman Brothers trader, author of seven books, and the founder of Jared Dillian Money. He spent seven years at Lehman, where he was head of ETF trading, before building a successful market commentary and newsletter business. In this episode, Jared shares lessons from launching a newsletter during the 2008 financial crisis, explains why he believes bonds may offer one of the biggest investment opportunities today, and discusses the importance of having a strong voice and maintaining intellectual honesty when building an audience.

On this episode we talk about:

Why Jared believes bonds may be a better opportunity than stocks in today's market

How bonds work and why interest rates can create significant opportunities for investors

Jared's experience trading at Lehman Brothers and starting a newsletter during the 2008 financial crisis

What makes a successful newsletter, including the importance of having a compelling voice

The dangers of confirmation bias and why creators should remain intellectually honest

Why Jared avoids consuming other financial newsletters so he can maintain his own independent thinking

The challenges and benefits of building an infinitely scalable newsletter business

Jared's concerns about lofty valuations and expectations surrounding major IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI

His new book, The Awesome Portfolio, and his approach to creating a lower-volatility investment portfolio

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