The Blunt Dollar

About The Blunt Dollar

Finance doesn’t have to be boring or sugarcoated. It’s time for a show that tells it like it is. The Blunt Dollar is where real conversations meet real finance, hosted by Ignacio Ramírez Moreno, a fixed-income advisor, CFA charterholder, and LinkedIn content creator who isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions. Each episode brings candid, thought-provoking discussions with investors, traders, analysts, and market thinkers who cut through the noise and get to the truth behind money, markets, and investing. Whether it’s exposing the myths of the financial world, exploring the hidden forces shaping markets, or breaking down the latest trends in a way that actually makes sense, The Blunt Dollar delivers raw insights, straight talk, and a touch of humor. New episodes drop every other week on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Want to hear a story that needs to be told? Reach out to thebluntdollar@outlook.com, and let’s make it happen.

Publisher

Ignacio Ramirez Moreno, CFA

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Eric Barthe: Why the Best Finance Candidates Don’t Know All the Answers

   What does it actually take to go from understanding derivatives in a classroom to being ready for a real trading floor? In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Eric Barth, founder of the Derivatives Bootcamp and the Institute of Derivatives. Eric brings more than two decades of experience across exotic derivatives, structured products, financial engineering, consulting, and education, including time at Goldman Sachs, BCG, and Leonteq. We talk about the gap between academic fin...

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Richard Stott: Why Great Investors Say “No” More Than They Say “Yes”

   In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Richard Stott, Chief Investment Officer at Connectum Capital Management, to discuss why successful investing is often much less exciting than people think. Richard shares how disciplined systems, long-term thinking, and evidence-based investing have shaped his philosophy, and why ignoring market noise is often one of the hardest but most valuable skills an investor can develop. We explore the difference between reacting to headlines and f...

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Patrick Armstrong: The Biggest Portfolio Mistake Almost Everyone Makes

   In this episode of The Blunt Dollar, I sit down with Patrick Armstrong, Chief Investment Officer at Plurimi Wealth, to discuss what evidence-based investing really looks like in practice, how machine learning is already transforming portfolio management, and why investor psychology often matters more than market forecasts. Patrick shares the lessons he's learned from managing real client portfolios, explains how Plurimi AI was born from his own investing mistakes, and offers a refreshingly h...

Who has been a guest on The Blunt Dollar

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sefian Kasem
• Lucy Walker
• Phil Rosen
• Karl Rogers
• Andrew Spence

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

78,208

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

51

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