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Making Markets explores the psychology and structure that make up markets all over the world. From mainstream stock and bond markets to esoteric niches like vineyards, antique art, and crypto, Eric explains the transactions that underpin our economy.
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Eric Golden
Eric is the Founder and CEO of Canopy. Prior to Canopy, he spent seventeen years at Fidelity where he launched and managed their fixed income retail SMA offerings.
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Making Markets
Ep.60
Quarterly Market Recap: Q1 2025 and the State of the Markets.
Eric is the founder of Canopy Capital and the host of Making Markets. We cover the impact of the liberation day tarrifs, Trump's verall strategy, and compare with previous periods of massive uncertainity in the market.
04.25.2025
Making Markets
Ep.59
Tariffs, Trade, and Trump
Mark Dow is the founder of the Behavioral Macro blog. We cover the global and local economic impact of tariffs, challenges with Trump-era tariff policies, and the decline of U.S. soft power.
04.18.2025
Making Markets
Ep.58
Cutting Through Financial Noise
Barry Ritholtz is the chairman and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. We cover his latest book "How not Invest", some of his biggest lessons from a long career in finance, and how to curate the right information diet.
04.11.2025
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Making Markets
Ep.31
Underwriting the Cannabis Industry
Tony Cappell is the Founding Partner at Chicago Atlantic. We cover the challenges of underwriting Cannabis investments, competition from other lenders, and the private credit market more broadly.
05.31.2024
Making Markets
Ep.30
The State of Web3 in 2024
Tom Dunleavy is the Managing Director of MV Global. We cover the state of crypto investing, the role of key opinion leaders, and the meta use-case of crypto in 2024.
05.24.2024
Making Markets
Ep.29
Pitching for Success
Corey Kluber is a three-time MLB All-Star. We cover what it takes to succeed as an elite athlete, the market for baseball professionals, and his strong views on childhood athletics.
05.17.2024
Making Markets
Ep.28
Economic Sentiment versus Reality
Nir Kaissar is the founder and portfolio manager at Unison Advisors. We cover the disconnect between strong economic numbers and sentiment, the systemic risk from Private Equity, and the Magnificent Seven.
05.10.2024
Making Markets
Ep.27
Investing in Overlooked Industries
Aaron Edelheit is the CEO and Portfolio Manager at Mindset Capital. We cover the opportunity in the Cannabis industry, why a value investor raised a venture fund, and the value of a "hard break" from work.
05.03.2024
Making Markets
Ep.26
Quarterly Market Recap: Q1 2024
Eric Golden is the host of Making Markets and the founder of Canopy Capital. We cover the consensus view of inflation, the growth of Wealth Management, and the Bitcoin Halving.
04.26.2024
Making Markets
Ep.25
The Market for Racehorses
Brutus Clay is the Chairman and CEO of Runnymede Farm. We cover the economics for breeding racehorses, how buyers ascribe value and generate ROI, and the state of the horse racing industry.
04.19.2024
Making Markets
Ep.24
From Car Dealer to Media Company
Yossi J Levi is the founder & CEO of Car Dealership Guy. We cover the Car Dealership Guy media business, take an overview of the US car market, and discuss the opportunity to build the "Spirit Airline of cars".
04.05.2024
Making Markets
Ep.23
Gaming in the Age of Blockchains and AI
Bored is a famous pseudonymous Twitter personality and the founder of EDISON. We cover the video games industry, the impact of blockchain and AI, and Bored’s new gaming venture for massive multiplayer events.

03.29.2024
Making Markets
Ep.22
The Evolution of Investing Platforms
Jannick Malling is the co-founder and co-CEO of Public.com. We cover how new-age brokerages won against Fidelity and Schwab, the different business models for brokerages, and how AI will transform the industry.
03.22.2024