#399 – Mary Childs, NPR’s Planet Money – Bond King Bill Gross

<p>Today’s guest is <a href="https://twitter.com/mdc">Mary Childs</a>, co-host for NPR’s Planet Money podcast and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3pvU5p7">The Bond King</a>, which shares how Pimco and Bill Gross changed finance forever.</p> <p>In today’s episode, we kick it off with Mary’s time with Planet Money, one of the most fun and popular finance and econ podcasts around.  We talk about some of her favorite stories, like why a publicly traded deli in New Jersey was worth $100 million, how Citibank accidentally paid out $900 million, and why you’re giving your boss a loan without realizing it.</p> <p>Then we dive into her new book, which took seven years to complete and garnered rumors that she was paid $10 million to not publish it! She walks through the history of Pimco and Bill Gross and the irony of a bond manager becoming famous.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Follow Meb on <a href= "https://twitter.com/MebFaber">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mebanefaber/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">LinkedIn</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvWzzrVUA_DSCoKXL6GU2w">YouTube</a></p> <p>For detailed show notes, click <a href= "https://mebfaber.com/2022/03/16/e399-mary-childs/">here</a></p> <p>To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our <a href= "https://theideafarm.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=6750faf5c6091bc898da154ff&id=7249739cdb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mailing list</a> or visit us at <a href= "http://www.cambriainvestments.com/">cambriainvestments.com</a></p> <p>-----</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.masterworks.io/meb">Masterworks</a>. Masterworks is opening the doors to top-tier, blue-chip art investments to everyone. Visit <a href= "http://www.masterworks.io/meb">masterworks.io/meb</a> to skip their wait list.</p>