The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost

Dan Ives joins The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost for a high‑energy deep dive into the AI revolution, Big Tech’s next decade, and how to navigate the most powerful tech bull market of our lifetimes.

From backing visionaries like Elon Musk, Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang early, to calling generational winners such as Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft and Palantir, Ives explains why he believes we are still only in the “10...

Brian Moynihan, long‑serving Chairman and CEO of Bank of America and host Wilfred Frost sit down for a wide‑ranging conversation exploring what it takes to run one of the world’s most important financial institutions, the state of the US economy, and how is leadership lessons for finance and beyond.

Moynihan explains how the “Bank of America” brand helps attract customers but also carries a deep responsibility and how his ‘customer...

A special teaser episode with Bank Of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan, who says he is absolutely committed to the UK regardless of the recent budget. 

Moynihan tells Wilf that the recent budget was “ok” and “fine” for Bank Of America, which has roughly 6000 people in the UK, with an extra 1000 coming to Belfast, compared to 1k in the Republic of Ireland and 2k in Continental Europe. But he told Wilf that businesses ask the ...

Gregory J. Fleming, President and CEO of Rockefeller Capital Management, tells Wilf what it takes to build a great wealth management business, how to navigate a crisis under pressure, current market outlook, and the importance of optimism in leadership.

Fleming reflects on three decades at the top of Wall Street, from leading Merrill Lynch through its sale to Bank of America during the financial crisis, to helping create Morgan Sta...

Jason Pidcock, manager of the Jupiter Asian Income Fund, reflects with Wilf on his 35 years of investing in the continent and how he has built his strategy over the last 20 years to be one of the most successful Asian equity strategies managed from London.

Jason explains how a concentrated portfolio of 25 large, cash-generative companies across Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, India and South Korea has delivered strong long-term retur...

Harvey Schwartz, CEO of Carlyle, reflects on his unconventional journey from a challenging upbringing and early career uncertainties, to the peak of global finance, including senior roles at Goldman Sachs. Schwartz, who oversees over $450 billion in assets at Carlyle, dives deep into how private markets have evolved, the factors driving their extraordinary growth, and his perspective on the future of public versus private capital.

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Mike Wilson, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer at Morgan Stanley, sits down with Wilf this week to outline his bullish view for US equities, and how inflation is the elixir for earnings growth, provided the Federal Reserve isn’t hiking rates. Both surprisingly and controversially he does NOT believe the Fed is independent, but thinks this is, in fact, GOOD for stocks.

Wilson, widely respected for his bold ma...

Renowned financial journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Wilf on this week's episode of The Master Investor Podcast to dissect the mechanics, characters, and lessons of history’s most infamous market crash - 1929. Sorkin, the acclaimed CNBC anchor, creator of DealBook, and author of Too Big to Fail, reveals the eight-year odyssey behind his latest book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History and How It Shattered a Nati...

CNBC star and Wilf’s former co-anchor, Sara Eisen, joins the Master Investor Podcast to reflect on the state of the US economy and stock market, as well as her career and the incredible people she has met and interviewed, from Secretary Bessent to Fed Chair Jay Powell.

From her front-row seat at CNBC, where she anchors “Squawk on the Street” and “Money Movers,” Sara offers an insider’s view on how America’s economy continues to def...

Legendary investor Howard Marks, co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, sits down with Wilf to discuss 35 years of his celebrated investment memos and the timeless lessons they contain from his 50+ year career. Marks reflects on his most influential writings - from “Bubble.com” (in January 2000) on the eve of the DotCom bust to “You Can’t Predict, You Can Prepare” (in November 2001) - exploring how cycles, risk, ...

Dan Morehead pivoted his hedge fund - Pantera Capital - to a pure play crypto hedge fund before the rest in 2013 and has reaped the rewards since. He first bought Bitcoin when it was priced at $65 compared to the $115,000 price today. Dan talks in detail to Wilf about the extraordinary conviction he has in blockchain - "the most asymmetric trade of all time" - which has allowed him to maintain his positions in the face of massive g...

Renowned historian Sir Niall Ferguson discusses the comparisons between two of America’s most controversial leaders - Richard Nixon and Donald Trump - with the help of Wilf's Dad's legendary Frost–Nixon interviews. They cover the boundaries of executive power, use of tariffs and other shock economic strategies, and the high-wire act of geopolitical brinkmanship with China and Russia. Ferguson reveals Nixon and Trump’s surprising pa...

Legendary financial historian Sir Niall Ferguson joins Wilfred Frost on The Master Investor Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion that uncovers the seismic shifts shaping today’s global economy. Ferguson explains why U.S. debt, surging interest payments, and new tariffs spell both warning and opportunity, and dissects the interplay between gold, Bitcoin, and the weakening dollar in a world primed for volatility. The conversation pr...

What is the most undervalued virtue when it comes to investing? In this episode of The Master Investor Podcast, Wilfred Frost sits down with Freddie Lait, founder of Latitude Investment Management, who reflects on his path to £1.2bn AUM, and explains why patience is the investor’s most undervalued asset. He also reflects on how investing is as much emotional as it is logical and financial. Freddie explains why growth—not glamour—cr...

Cathie Wood, Founder and CEO of Ark Invest, makes the case for why she believes Bitcoin will be the biggest cryptocurrency by far and explains the role of Stablecoins. She also shares her friendly disagreement with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, explaining why she doesn’t think Ethereum will surpass Bitcoin, though she’s warming up to Ether and has recently been buying BitMine.

Cathie also discusses what the strong recent performance of Gold...

Cathie Wood, Founder and CEO of Ark Invest, which manages $35bn in disruptive, technology-enabled innovation, joins Wilf to share her market views - why she’s hugely bullish on Tesla, bearish on Apple, warming up to Alphabet, and convinced that both Robotaxis and AI will be “winner-takes-most” markets. She also explains why she’s so optimistic on Robotics as a theme.

Cathie reflects on the highs and lows of her own career, includin...

Baroness Morrissey is one of Britain’s most successful investors, becoming CEO of Newton Investment Management at the age of 35, and more than doubling its size over 15 years. She was also Wilf’s first CEO – he started his career at Newton. 

In this episode, Helena outlines how she’s managed to be so successful, reflecting on why the trade that made her career – buying UK Gilts in the late 90s before Bank Of England independence le...

Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister and President of Global Affairs at Meta, joins Wilfred Frost on The Master Investor Podcast to discuss politics, leadership, and the future of technology. In this wide-ranging conversation, Clegg explains why he believes Britain has 'fallen out of love with the future', the differences between US and UK attitudes to growth, why China might beat America in the AI race, and why he is skepti...

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss warns that Britain is heading for calamity, with government too big and unaccountable. In this in-depth conversation, she defends the tax-cutting agenda she championed in 2022, backs the Labour government’s trade deal with President Trump, and explains why she has no sympathy for Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Truss also shares why she doesn’t think Kemi Badenoch will ever become Prime Minister.

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