Behind the Markets Podcast: Eric Golden

Show from 01/12/24 Host Jeremy Schwartz begins by asking Professor Siegel about all the new data that has come out this past week. The Prof gives us a breakdown of all this new data stating that the economy keeps moving along positively. Jeremy asks the Prof about the Red Sea attacks and how the Fed should be thinking about raising rates during this time. (13:29 Eric joins Jeremy to talk about the current state of crypto and its overall asset class. He talks about the most recent fee war that occurred and why some brokers are still preventing trades. The two discuss the fear behind the criminal use of bitcoin compared to cash. Eric gives us his thoughts on zero fee ETFs, treating ETFs as if they are companies and whether there will be a large amount of crypto currencies as time goes on. Jeremy asks Eric how advisors should size crypto in their portfolios. Eric comments on Ethereum and the market's anticipation of its growth. Eric dives into Canopy and what the future holds for his company. Guest: Eric Golden is the founder and CEO of Canopy, a digital assets management platform for RIAs and Family Offices. Before pursuing digital assets full-time, Eric was the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Personal Bond Management (PBM) at Fidelity Investments. In this role, Eric created a new business to manage individual bond portfolios at scale. He founded the business in 2015 and launched it to the public in 2017. By March 2021, PBM grew to $18B in assets, across 23,000 clients and executed 2,000 trades per day with a team of only five people. Learn more about Eric at: https://us.money2020.com/agenda/speakers/eric-golden-s103-78716 Follow Eric on Twitter: @ericgoldenx