Money, Riches & Wealth - The Podcast

MRW Podcast - Niall H. O’Malley (guest) - June 11, 2014

This week, Drew and Tom are joined on air by Niall H. O’Malley Managing Director, Portfolio Manager - Blue Point Investment Management.

Niall H. O’Malley founded Blue Point Investment Management, LLC, in 2006. Mr. O’Malley has an MBA from George Washington University in Finance and Investments with minors in Business Law and Taxation.  Prior to starting Blue Point Mr. O’Malley worked for commercial banks, buy-side firms, and consulted. Working for Crestar Bank and SunTrust Bank as a Credit & Risk Management Officer he underwrote over a $1 billion dollars of equipment financing transactions. As Blue Point’s Portfolio Manager, Mr. O’Malley leverages a keen understanding of the creative destructive cycle that governs innovation, 12-years of international experience and his understanding of the capital markets to add value for clients.

Mr. O’Malley has often been quoted in the press by the Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore Sun, Bloomberg, Citybizlist Baltimore, Financial Advisor, Markets Media and The Trade.  He has been a radio show guest on VoiceAmerica’s Insightful Investor, and he has been a guest speaker at the Baltimore Business Journal, the Baltimore Family Office Group, the Carey School of Business’s Investment Banking Club, the Loyola University Financial Management Association, the Towson University Investment Group’s International Markets Summit and the Wednesday Club.  He serves as the Co-Editor of the Baltimore Business Review and as a contributor.  As adjunct professor, Mr. O’Malley has taught “Investments and Equity Security Analysis” and “Financial Principles of Financial Management” at Towson University’s College of Business and Economics.  He served as President of CFA Society Baltimore in 2009-2010.  He continues to serve on the society’s Board and Program Committee.  He also serves on the investment committee and finance committee of local not-for-profit organizations.

MRW Podcast - Open Show - June 4, 2014

This week, Drew and Chris took the time to answer the pressing questions listeners have on personal finance, investing, the economy and much more!

MRW Podcast - Open Show - May 28, 2014

This week, Drew and Chris took the time to answer the pressing questions listeners have on personal finance, investing, the economy and much more!

MRW Podcast - Open Show - May 21, 2014

This week, Drew and Tom are joined on the air by some very special guests - the listeners! They fielded a number of calls on a variety of personal finance and investing issues!

MRW Podcast - James Hannan (guest) - May 7, 2014

Tom and Chris are filling in for Drew this week and are joined in studio by James M. Hannan, Portfolio Manager with Wilmington Trust. Jim is responsible for managing fixed income mutual fund and separate account portfolios. He has been with Wilmington Trust since 1995 and holds an MBA from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.

MRW Podcast - Kevin Freeman (guest) - April 23, 2014

This week, Drew was joined on air by Kevin Freeman, author of the new book Game Plan.

Kevin Freeman is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the issues of Economic Warfare and Financial Terrorism. He has consulted for and briefed members of both the U.S. House and Senate, present and past CIA, DIA, FBI, SEC, Homeland Security, the Justice Department, as well as local and state law enforcement. His research has been presented in critical DoD studies on Economic Warfare, Iran, and Weapons of Mass Destruction presented to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense, Intelligence. He has traveled extensively with research trips to Russia and China and throughout Europe and the Americas. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy and a Contributing Editor to The Counter Terrorist magazine.

MRW Podcast - Open Show - April 23, 2014

This week, Drew was joined on the air by a very special guest...his listeners! He took several important questions from listeners on a host of personal finance topics.

MRW Podcast - John Wasik (Guest)

This week, Drew is joined on air by award-winning journalist, speaker, author and blogger John Wasik who is sharing his insights on legendary investor John Maynard Keynes. John's book - Keynes's Way to Wealth - is available on Amazon now.

As the award-winning author of 14 books, Wasik has spoken to crowds from coast to coast on investing, retirement and protecting your money. As a personal finance columnist/blogger for Reuters, the world's largest news service, he covers investing/investor protection, financial planning, taxes, insurance, retirement, college and life planning. His columns have been seen in newspapers on five continents and he regularly comments on top economic news in all media.

MRW Podcast - Open Show - April 9, 2014

This week, Drew is taking listener questions on many interesting personal finance topics. he also has some lively discussion about the upcoming Masters golf tournament.

MRW Podcast - Simon Lack (Guest)

This week, Drew and Tom are joined on air by Simon Lack, author of Bonds Are Not Forever.

Following 23 years with JPMorgan, Simon Lack founded SL Advisors, LLC, in 2009. Prior to that, Simon was CEO and founder of the JPMorgan Incubator Funds, two private equity vehicles that took economic stakes in emerging hedge fund managers.  From the late 1980s through 1999 through several bank mergers Simon ran Fixed Income Derivatives and Forward FX trading for JPMorgan and predecessor institutions, ultimately overseeing 50 professionals and $300 million in annual revenues.  Simon also sat on JPMorgan’s investment committee allocating over $1 billion to hedge fund managers.  He is the author of two books: The Hedge Fund Mirage: The Illusion of Big Money and Why It’s Too Good to Be True, published in 2011 to widespread praise from mainstream financial press including The Economist, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal; Bonds Are Not Forever; The Crisis Facing Fixed Income Investors (August 2013). Simon makes regular appearances on cable TV business shows discussing hedge funds and investing.