

The PE Guy, Unfiltered (Mostly) on the Investors First Podcast
FirsTrust's CIO, Chris Cannon, interviews the PE Guy, whose real name is Johnny Hilbrant Partridge on his role in Private Equity and his stores from folks in finance.


FirsTrust's CIO, Chris Cannon, interviews the PE Guy, whose real name is Johnny Hilbrant Partridge on his role in Private Equity and his stores from folks in finance.


FirsTrust CIO Chris Cannon interviews Brent Sullivan of The Tax Alpha Insider on tax alpha strategies, direct indexing, 351 exchanges, and why now may be one of the best times in history to be a taxable investor.


On the latest episode of the Investors First Podcast, co-hosts Steve Curley, CFA (Co-Managing Principal, 55 North Private Wealth) and Chris Cannon, CFA (CIO/Principal, FirsTrust) sat down with Joe Davis, Vanguard's Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group.


BlackRock's Rick Rieder joins the Investors First Podcast to discuss his path from betting lunch money to managing $2.4 trillion, his "make a little bit of money a lot of times" philosophy, and why 2026 will separate investors from gamblers.


Getting a head start on investing and financial planning can be intimidating for new college graduates, but doing so will pay dividends for their financial health down the road.


Can a person ever serve two masters? Does a fiduciary investment adviser possess the obligation to avoid, rather than just "properly manage," conflicts of interest? When a conflict of interest exists for a fiduciary, full disclosure of the conflict of interest is required (in a manner designed to ensure client understanding), followed by "informed consent." This begs the question … would the client of a fiduciary investment adviser ever provide consent to a proposed action which would be harmful to the client? This gets to the heart of the fiduciary relationship.


In today’s episode with Herb Greenberg, we cover a wide range of topics, starting with Herb’s successful career as a journalist, how he developed a niche in covering red flags on individual companies, how to use his intel to help mitigate risk, and what his top red flags are today, along with much more.


Today’s guest is Marko Papic. Marko leads BCA Research's BCA Access and developed GeoMacro Research, the first discretionary macro-geopolitical investment strategy in finance. He connects clients with a broad expert network and custom research, having founded BCA’s Geopolitical Strategy service. His book, Geopolitical Alpha, presents a framework for predicting investment outcomes. Previously, Marko was a Partner and Chief Strategist at Clocktower Group, advising institutional investors. His work is included in the CAIA curriculum and The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Geopolitics. Starting as a Senior Analyst at Stratfor, he has lectured at Stanford and Georgetown. Marko holds advanced degrees from the University of Texas and UBC.