Embarrassment of Something: IQ, PE, BX

9 Jan 2026 · 26 min

Episode Embarrassment of Something: IQ, PE, BX

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Katie and Matt discuss Wyclef Jean, the backlash against proxy advisers, AI proxy voting, writing proxies for LLMs, things that annoy Jamie Dimon, private equity recruiting, banking loyalty oaths, the long path to private equity, home ownership, housing affordability, brownstones in Hoboken and stock buybacks.

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