$53 Billion Hedge Fund Chief Strategist: The Next Market Shock Is Hiding in Plain Sight

$53 Billion Hedge Fund Chief Strategist: The Next Market Shock Is Hiding in Plain Sight

From The Wall Street Skinny by Kristen and Jen

May 14, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

Elizabeth Burton discusses her insights on the current market and potential upcoming shocks.

Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Elizabeth Burton, the new Chief Strategist at Fortress, one of the world’s biggest and most respected hedge funds, to ask what actually matters most in this market — and her answer might surprise you. This is the same Elizabeth Burton who, back in 2020, made the call that inflation would be sticky, not transitory — while much of the market, and even the Fed, was still arguing the opposite. Now she’s back with another uncomfortable view: the market may be foc...

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Hosts: Kristen, Jen

Guest: Elizabeth Burton

Topics covered

  • hedge funds
  • market analysis
  • investment strategies
  • inflation
  • economic predictions

Keywords

  • hedge fund
  • market shock
  • inflation
  • investment
  • economic trends

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Organizations: Fortress

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