Private Credit Is the Fuse, Insurance Companies Are the Bomb with Nick Nemeth

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Josh Brown

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On this episode of Live From The Compound, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Nemeth, writer of Mispriced Assets to discuss the issues with private credit and why they could potentially cause a financial crisis in involving life insurance companies. This episode is sponsored by WisdomTree. To learn more, visit https://www.wisdomtree.com/geopolitical-opportunities Sign up for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss out! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the big structural trends in global markets over the last several years has been rising defense spending.
0:23.8	That raises an interesting question for investors.
0:26.3	How do you position your portfolio to align with that shift?
0:29.7	Wisdom Tree has built a suite of ETFs designed to offer exposure to companies connected to defense, security, and the geopolitical forces shaping the modern economy.
0:40.6	If you're thinking about how geopolitical dynamics
0:43.0	could influence markets over the long run,
0:45.6	it's worth taking a closer look.
0:47.6	Visit wisdomtree.com slash geopolitical dash opportunities
0:52.2	to learn more.
0:55.2	All right.
0:56.9	You guys, I'm going to learn something today.
1:00.0	And maybe be scared out of our wits.
1:03.8	Private credit is the fuse.
1:06.4	The bomb is underneath the life insurance industry.
1:10.5	That's my guest, Nick Nemith, the author of
1:13.2	mispriced assets on substack, where he's been writing extensively about risks inside the private
1:18.8	credit markets and the growing connection between those markets and the life insurance industry.
1:24.5	Believe it or not, private credit is now a multi-trillion dollar asset
1:28.3	class. The U.S. life insurance industry sits on roughly $10 trillion of assets, and increasingly
1:35.1	those two worlds are intersecting with private credit moving on to insurance balance sheets.
1:41.5	Nick, I'm so glad you're here to explain your ideas to the audience.
1:44.9	Say hello for us.
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