
How to Bet Against a Fraud w/ Freddy Brick (Ep #46)
Freddy Brick's job is to find the companies that are lying to investors - and then bet against them before the truth comes out.Freddy is a partner at Muddy Waters, one of the most well-known activist short-selling firms in the world. They've exposed frauds across Asia, Europe, and the US, including companies that turned out to have Russian intelligence connections.What you'll take away:Why the companies most likely to be frauds are often #5-25 in a hot industry - and how to spot the patternThe difference between a melting ice cube and an actual fraud, and why shorting frauds is paradoxically one of the hardest ways to make moneyHow Freddy went from complete AI skeptic to daily Claude user in under 3 months - and what that tells us about the next wave of white-collar disruptionBooks mentioned:Fatal Risk by Roddy BoydThe Big Short by Michael LewisGreatest Trade Ever by Greg Zuckman 📬 Follow Curiosity Class:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityClass1LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-albaum-pe-21288b142/Interested in sponsoring? Curiosityclasspod@gmail.com
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