TIP451: The Story of Bill Gross aka The Bond King W/ Mary Childs

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 06:48 - How Ed Thorpe influenced Bill Gross in the early days. 04:49 - How Bill pioneered a market for trading bonds. 09:23 - How Bill founded Pimco and the famous Total Market return fund. 21:41 - How they successfully navigated the GFC and established an abnormal relationship with the government along the way. 31:44 - The trade that began the decline of Bill’s time at Pimco. 51:25 - Bill’s own autobiography was recently released. And a whole lot more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. The Bond King Book. Planet Money Podcast. Mary Childs' Substack. Trey Lockerbie Twitter. Preston, Trey & Stig’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Bluehost Fintool PrizePicks Vanta Onramp SimpleMining Fundrise TurboTax HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:03.2	My guest today is Mary Childs.
0:05.4	Mary is the author of the new book The Bond King.
0:08.6	How one man made a market, built an empire, and lost it all.
0:12.2	It's the story of legendary Bond investor Bill Gross.
0:16.0	Mary is also a co-host and correspondent for MPR's Planet Money Podcast.
0:20.4	In this episode we discuss how Ed Thorpe influenced Bill Gross in the early days.
0:25.4	How Bill pioneered a market for trading bonds.
0:28.6	How Bill stood up PEMCO and the famous Total Return Fund.
0:32.2	How they successfully navigated the global financial crisis and established an abnormal
0:36.4	relationship with the government along the way.
0:38.8	The trade that began the decline of Bill's time at PEMCO.
0:42.6	Bill's own autobiography recently released and a whole lot more.
0:46.0	Mary is a phenomenal journalist and has written a fantastic book.
0:49.1	If you're curious about the bond market in general, this is a great place to start.
0:53.5	Note without further ado, here's my conversation with Mary Childs.
1:01.6	You are listening to the Investors Podcast where we study the financial markets and read
1:06.6	the books that influence self-made billionaires the most.
1:09.8	We keep you informed and prepared for the unexpected.
1:21.6	Welcome to the Investors Podcast.
1:23.2	I'm your host, Tray Lockerbie.
1:24.8	And today I'm really excited to have Mary Childs.
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