The FrontPoint Boys

About this episode

Michael Lewis explores the lives of investment advisors who bet against the subprime housing market and the consequences of their decisions.

The Big Short is centered around the story of investment advisors who noticed something was seriously wrong with the subprime housing market starting in the early 2000s. Why did the traders at FrontPoint Partners and others bet against the herd, at great risk to their reputations and their own careers? And what happened after those bets paid off — because the market crashed? Michael Lewis catches up with some of the most memorable characters in his book to find out what being right has done to their lives. For more, check out a newsletter by Danny Moses, Vincent Daniel, and Porter Collins called WHAT ARE WE DOING? (WAWD ). Order The Big Short audiobook, now narrated by Michael Lewis, on Audible , Spotify , pushkin.fm/bigshort or wherever you get audiobooks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Lewis

Topics covered

• subprime housing market
• investment advisors
• financial crisis
• market crash
• betting against the herd

Keywords

• The Big Short
• FrontPoint Partners
• subprime mortgage
• financial crisis
• investment strategies
• Michael Lewis
• Danny Moses
• Vincent Daniel
• Porter Collins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FrontPoint Partners, Audible, Spotify, pushkin.fm

Books & works: The Big Short

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