Wall & Main

Overcoming Adversity with Darryl Strawberry

Wall Street and Main Street intersect in so many ways -- from the financial markets impacting everyday life, to the world around us impacting the way we do business. Meet Douglas Blake, Managing Director of Investment Services at Kingswood U.S., at the corner of Wall and Main to learn more about the products, programs, and people that serve the financial services industry, and how to apply them to your practice or investment strategy. Douglas is joined by former Major League Baseball Player Darryl Strawberry, an 8-time All Star, 4-time World Series Champ and 2-time Silver Slugger.  He is married, a proud father and grandfather, and now an evangelist preaching the word of God.  Learn more about Darryl and Tracy's passion at Finding Your Way. Highlights Include: Darryl’s background; growing up in So. Central LA. (0:07) Loving Pete Rose as a young baseball player and the comparisons to Ted Williams. (5:06) Draft #1 overall and the culture shock of playing baseball in the deep south. (8:47) His experience with money as a rookie. (13:47) The story of the 1986 Mets. (21:06) Word association: Davey Johnson, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra and Dwight Gooden. (25:47) The challenges of growing up in a dysfunctional family. (28:41) The 96 Yankees and Derek Jeter, the captain. (35:33) Redemption and cancer diagnosis. (38:02) The decision to forgive and release his father. (40:18) The purpose Darryl found in life post baseball. (43.12) The views and opinions expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not represent the opinions of Kingswood Capital Partners or its affiliates. For informational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Past performance may not be indictive of future results. Resources: Kingswood U.S. | Finding Your Way Related: Investment Themes That Stand the Test of Time With Joe Terranova

Opportunities in the CLO Market with Daniel Ko

Wall Street and Main Street intersect in so many ways -- from the financial markets impacting everyday life, to the world around us impacting the way we do business. Meet Douglas Blake, Managing Director of Investment Services at Kingswood U.S., at the corner of Wall and Main to learn more about the products, programs, and people that serve the financial services industry, and how to apply them to your practice or investment strategy. Douglas is joined by Principal and Portfolio Manager of Eagle Point Credit Management, Daniel Ko.  Douglas and Dan talk about the interesting CLO (Collateralized Loan Obligation) marketplace.  Highlights Include: What is a CLO and what does it mean? (0:08) Senior secured loans and their recovery. (8:07) The run on regional banks by the S&P. (11:11) The two components of the CLO market. (15:11) The problem with the captive equity funds. (19:00) Is the maturity wall becoming a problem? (22:43) Where do you interest rates may go from here. (27:25) How Eagle Point took advantage of this opportunity. (31:36) The views and opinions expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not represent the opinions of Kingswood Capital Partners or its affiliates. For informational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Past performance may not be indictive of future results. Resources: Kingswood U.S. | Eagle Point Credit Management Related: Investment Themes That Stand the Test of Time With Joe Terranova

Investment Themes That Stand the Test of Time With Joe Terranova

Wall Street and Main Street intersect in so many ways -- from the financial markets impacting everyday life, to the world around us impacting the way we do business. Meet Douglas Blake, Managing Director of Investment Services at Kingswood U.S., at the corner of Wall and Main to learn more about the products, programs, and people that serve the financial services industry, and how to apply them to your practice or investment strategy. We're joined today by none other than Senior Managing Director of Virtus Investment Partners and CNBC Contributor, Joe Terranova.  Douglas and Joe talk about a myriad of topics from their vast experiences on Wall Street and in the media.  Highlights Include: Impact of social media on the financial industry. (11:25) The Crypto fiasco and the rise of FTX. (13:18) How did you decide to become an ETF manager? (20:01) The psychological tenant of investing. (26:38) How to look at the market today. (30:11) Advice to help listeners be successful over the long term. (36:26) Inflation friendly assets. (41:25) The views and opinions expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not represent the opinions of Kingswood Capital Partners or its affiliates. For informational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Past performance may not be indictive of future results. Resources: Kingswood U.S. | Virtus Investment Partners

Wall & Main: Season 2 Recap With Douglas Blake

Wall Street and Main Street intersect in so many ways -- from the financial markets impacting everyday life, to the world around us impacting the way we do business. Meet Douglas Blake, Managing Director of Investment Services at Kingswood U.S., at the corner of Wall and Main to learn more about the products, programs, and people that serve the financial services industry, and how to apply them to your practice or investment strategy. Season 2 has been full of tremendous information & insight. In this episode, Douglas recaps highlights from his conversations with: Dr. Jon Najarian. Co-Founder at Market Rebellion Ryan Tedder. American Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist, CFRA Research Josh Brown, CEO at Ritholtz Wealth Management Aaron Kaplan, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Prometheum Fran Tarkenton, Founder & CEO, Tarkenton Financial Resources: Kingswood U.S. Related: The 7 Maxims of Business with Fran Tarkenton For informational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Past performance may not be indictive of future results. You can subscribe to Wall & Main on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Google

The 7 Maxims of Business with Fran Tarkenton

Wall Street and Main Street intersect in so many ways -- from the financial markets impacting everyday life, to the world around us impacting the way we do business. Meet Douglas Blake, Managing Director of Investment Services at Kingswood U.S., at the corner of Wall and Main to learn more about the products, programs, and people that serve the financial services industry, and how to apply them to your practice or investment strategy. We can’t think of a better guest than NCAA & NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback and Founder and CEO of Tarkenton Financial, Fran Tarkenton, to wrap up the year. Tarkenton Financial helps advisors provide solutions for their clients using fixed indexed annuities and life insurance strategies to create tax advantaged, tax-free, and guaranteed retirement income while protecting against market volatility and longevity risk. Doug & Fran talk about Fran’s football career and the mindset that helped take him to the highest levels of the game. Other highlights Include: How Fran thinks about leadership, and how his coaches and mentors helped shape his approach The importance of making the most of technology – both on the field and in business How Fran was drawn to financial services, and why it is so important to him to never stop asking questions and learning The power of failure and the importance of taking responsibility The challenges & opportunities Fran sees small businesses facing today The views and opinions expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not represent the opinions of Kingswood Capital Partners or its affiliates. For informational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Past performance may not be indictive of future results. Resources: Kingswood U.S. | Tarkenton Financial Related: The Future of Crypto for Wall Street and Main Street with Aaron Kaplan