Kenneth Griffin - CEO of Citadel | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management

Citadel Founder and CEO: Investing, Innovation, Culture, and Politics
Since founding Citadel in 1990, Ken Griffin has become one of the most successful investors of all time. In this episode, Ken shares his journey from starting Citadel after university, to leading the world's most successful hedge fund. He also shares valuable advice on politics and maintaining resilience in a volatile economic landscape.
The podcast In Good Company is part of Norges Bank Investment Management , a podcast about our investments. We are transparent about how the fund is invested. In this podcast, you to get a deeper insight into the companies the fund is invested in.
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[@SirCrest]

Nice, very real comments from humans on this video.

[@JeesusChrist]

Yeah lol

[@ScottLarrry]

The distress for banks was a farce; what we have experienced in the past 2 years is a result of a system that has worked incredibly well. The Fed just had to tighten credit to cool the economy.

[@JessicaKeith-uj1jq]

What about the Fed lending program for banks that was said to ease financial tensions after the domino effect from Signature and Silicon Valley bank?

[@ScottLarrry]

Yeah, that sufficed, but what really helped the economy was rising immigration that helped even out the mismatch between open jobs and people looking for work.

[@HRMColoniallifeinsurance]

I agree. Rising productivity is manna for central banks, allowing faster growth without inflation because each hour of work yields more goods and services at the same cost.

[@LeahLewis-ny9iu]

I’m indifferent. All I really do care about is what assets and securities will drive the Santa Rally? It is upon us, folks. I have a $100k portfolio, and I have a friend who has grown theirs to over 30% with the recent rallies. He is up 4% this month alone!

[@ScottLarrry]

I might sell to the tune, but not without the approval of my broker as usual since 2022. With eyes and ears on Wall Street, I have raked in 140% on a managed portfolio currently worth $315k run under a hedge fund by Desiree Ruth Hoffman.

[@JHartless1488]

Ken is most def on a new learning curve for an idiosyncratic risk. He fucked around, and he's about to find out

[@morningandafternoonsun]

This isn’t a real interview questions weren’t sent to his team before and he answered them based on how they were distributed.

[@gawkingoblin]

The mayo man himself, Ken “Bedpost Beatdown” Griffin

[@harveymoment]

He has no idea how fucked he is

[@morningandafternoonsun]

Ken so socially awkward lmao

[@TheBigXav]

Why does it feel like he is reading from a prompter?

[@danteramirez1223]

Because he is reading from a prompter

[@MarkyFX]

He probably only accepted the interview after he was sent the question he was comfortable with answering and wanted to come prepared 💁‍♀️

[@MarkyFX]

Imagine being a billionaire and not being prepared for a interview lol

[@TheBigXav]

@@MarkyFX Jamie diamond seems to be able to speak from top of mind because he believes in what he is saying instead of a crafted press release. Warren Buffett is able to take open questions from the audience ever year at the Berkshire annual meeting. Ken comes off as scociopathic, that he cannot just conduct an informal interview like this without reading prepared statements.

[@MarkyFX]

@@TheBigXav damn bro you know so much about these men maybe you should make a hedge fund

[@ibrahimyusuf677]

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God works and the church. God bless American.

[@PhilipJackson-zd9bi]

I know this lady you just mentioned. She's really good with and on her job. She's helped a couple of families and individuals' finances

[@Subwaysub-ov8vg]

YES!!! That's exactly her name (Mrs Anna davis ) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her 😊 from United States

[@JohnJackson-st1ji]

she's mostly on Telegrams, using the user name👎🇺🇸

[@JohnJackson-st1ji]

Anna_Dees02 💯 that's it

[@JohnJackson-st1ji]

She'll guide you definitely 💯 ☝️

[@shaylabaldwin]

Leadership is everything, constantly auditing and making better decisions.

[@danteramirez1223]

Why does Citadel get Robinhood order flow?

[@RR-et6zp]

its because their market maker division doesn't want the trade to go against them , they want to find a buyer for what they are about to buy from robinhood. Each division is investigated individually. The same with dark pools

[@yaboi_69]

Next Maddof right here

[@TheBigXav]

What an interview, wish you would have asked him about pitching to Thorpe. Next time.

[@navycruise]

Thank you providing viewers with such an illuminating interview. Your incisive questions provoked more opportunity for candor than Ken generally offers online.

[@user-wu7bp7tz6v]

Ken Griffin, Is that the guy who threw a bedpost at his spouse....

[@bhe8336]

Like a fucking parrot you people have zero arguments.

[@shaylabaldwin]

Agile problem solving is everything.

[@Nerozh]

Drinking game: One shot everytime KG blinks.

[@Greenmanjim]

Serious ? is ken a p co path

[@danteramirez1223]

For Citadel, they believe they set the price of securities and not supply/demand 🤔

[@shaylabaldwin]

Great data points

[@MiaK06]

Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. V focused and targeted questions.

[@sequence_artist]

This was very very inspirational and informative! Thanks for bringing to us this amazing intellectual leadership. 🙏❤️ from Albania 🇦🇱

[@nothin9891]

Buy gme

[@VasVordokas]

Interesting view and very much in contrast to that of Nassim Taleb who would argue there are more lessons to be learned from analyzing losing bets vs winning ones as luck tends to be big factor in the latter

[@Maverick7642]

While this provide an actual strategy on investing and how to value stocks. After buying stocks for just over 3 years, i'm struggling to make gains. How do i adjust or revamp my 250k portfolio? Should i consider some defensive investments?

[@Annie56427]

In this current unstable markets, It is advisable to diversify while retaining 70-80% in secure investments. looking at the worth of your portfolio, you should consider financial advisory

[@Alden457]

Agreed, my portfolio is well-matched for every market season yielding 85% from early last year to date. All thanks to my advisr. We are currently working on a 7 figure ballpark goal, tho this could take another year. IMO, financial advisors are the most sought-after professionals after doctors.

[@Christian67337]

Please can you leave the info of your lnvestment advsor here? I’m in dire need for one

[@Alden457]

She goes by ‘Colleen Rose Mccaffery’ I suggest you look her up. To be honest, I almost didn't buy the idea of letting someone handle growing my finance, but so glad I did

[@Christian67337]

Thank you for this Pointer. It was easy to find your handler, She seems very proficient and flexible. I booked a call session with her.

[@WiCapitalco]

If I had one chance to speak with Ken that would be incredibly rewarding

[@nothin9891]

For now buy gme

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

He's half reptilian

[@november2005Nov]

"In the third grade I wrote a "paper" I want to learn how the stock market works?" - wrote a paper

[@joethethai6317]

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[@cwaddle]

I have never heard of Nicolai until now. I thought he was a radio DJ from the UK😂 its quite strange for the CEO sitting in a studio doing the interview

[@theonlycaulfield]

David Rubinstein regularly conducts interviews and he co-founded the Carlyle Group, one of the largest private equity firms in the world.

[@shaylabaldwin]

Marathon !

[@505Barber]

I can't wait to come back to this comment in 2025 when Ken is in Jail with his pal Bernie Madoff.

[@spacecadet9680]

I do best with trusting the board, and needing no forward guidance past that… ggs

[@wildernessuk]

Why do you sack me? Lol.. would love to be in that meeting

[@mrunlimited3]

By “best investors of all time” you mean he sells stuff he doesn’t own and doesn’t pay back or settle his trades, Then, yeah - he’s a super successful “investor” or better put…. manipulating the market, creating counterfeit shares and lying to Congress about it. Super sleazy guy.

[@HIMSKIFso]

Nice

[@bfossberg]

Multi economical criminell actors on both sides of this intervju 😄

[@jentorninos.ballen9269]

sino po ba nakakahiya tao ung walang pinag aralan tao o may pinag aralan tao

[@SSYlist]

Bloody hell this guy gives perfect interview ... Good job as usual on the questions ❤

[@Michael_NV]

Never heard of him. Doesn't sound so, but if you says so...

[@hawkeye50]

Griffin is more of an inside player than a true investor. He looks for regulatory loopholes to exploit rather than making money through investing in businesses.

[@bhe8336]

That is investing though.... Don't hate the player hate the game. The government makes it this way

[@nothin9891]

Buy gme

[@chrislaw7986]

Thanks for making these interviews

[@BinanceUSD]

A inspiring interview. Insightful and a great reminder of first principles.

[@shaylabaldwin]

Wow that’s awesome !!!!!👏

[@shaylabaldwin]

Yes !!!!!! This is a phenomenal interview.

[@johnutexas]

This clowns best asset is his pay for order flow. He doesn’t have research, he has algos that front run all trades between the spreads

[@bhe8336]

Pretty smart with brokerage tech being behind. Buying at the market is literally false depending on who you trade with

[@zhap053]

Thank you for arranging these interviews! I'm thoroughly enjoying them during my physics studies. A little request if possible, It would be fantastic to see an interview with someone from the new TKO group. The list of interesting members in that business is endless (Dana White, The Rock, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Ariel Emanuel, Nick Khan). I believe it's an incredible merger of two amazing businesses, and there may be insights from an interview that reveal strengths capable of improving both companies.

[@mtdofficial2466]

❤

[@Fj8282haha]

Camping in Omaha now waiting to see one more round of Oracle of Omaha .,.

[@tomas_marques]

May the oracle deliver unto us returns for many more annual meetings to come

[@Incurabl]

12:50

[@tomas_marques]

Ken is the man. But I do wonder why he always looks like a supervillain in his interviews and photos. Thanks for the great content! Cheers

[@saivamsikrishnaposani7157]

Who is Kevin?

[@tomas_marques]

@@saivamsikrishnaposani7157 Ken 😅😂

[@xyzmediaandentertainment8313]

If it quacks like a supervillaon, if it walks like a supervillain....

[@user-wu7bp7tz6v]

if throwing bedposts at your wife makes you a man, I am okay not being 'the man'.

[@sakawatjibran3633]

Because he is a supervillain lol

[@shaylabaldwin]

Phenomenal interview

[@michaelmacfarlane8479]

I´ve never been a huge fan of Kenneth, but this interview definitely opened my perspective. I really enjoyed this. Found myself agreeing with him on multiple views. Really great job Nicolai! One question that has me rather curious though. Earlier in the interview Kenneth states how in his younger days he realised the "market maker" made risk-free profit. Later, he continues to explain what a market maker is and how as a market maker they would "hope to then eventually sell these assets" that they aquire. Can you explain how this would be "risk-free" in the event of the inevitable crash? Surely a day full of liquidations would make it highly unlikely for them to offload all of the assets they aquired as a "market maker".

[@DesmondMiles333]

So what he was saying was he got lucky he had contract expiration after the crash happened and MM still made profit. So in modern market thats exactly what happens. Just look at 2020 for example. We all knew the severity of "It" and the stock market would crash by January but the crash took 2 additional months to unravel itself. Those extra 2 months MM's made enormous profits coz people kept buying puts and lost money.

[@GregNow]

Good questions, interesting answers! Great interview.

[@eb9520]

Griffin should walk the floors with low level workers like me and see that coming back to the office stinks. These jobs don't allow for collaboration. You sit staring at a screen all day long in an ugly office environment, most likely with no natural light. In addition, when the pay is structured for subsistent living, the commute is another dreary part of the day. I am an executive assistant so I see clearly the difference (in lifestyle and attitudes) between high earners and the rest of us.

[@noahmiranda6604]

Madoff 2.0

[@RedGoobler]

He sounds like he's just reading off a script

[@lukey1210]

Looks it as well

[@theonlycaulfield]

He just sounds a little robotic like he usually does due to his autism.

[@shaylabaldwin]

Bravo 👏

[@annunakian8054]

Lots of similarities between how a successful company & sports team is managed. From the use of analytics, mentorship & leadership to finding & developing talent. Ken sets the tone for his firm by being his own toughest critic & constantly seeking self-improvement. If only they ran schools that way.

[@navycruise]

... or governments (in response to your if only comment)

[@jerrybillionss7693]

Very insightful thank you so much

[@firstshelbourne]

This interviewer is amazing. Asks great questions and never interrupts. Ken Griffin is great to listen to. Would love getting steaks with these guys.

[@user-wu7bp7tz6v]

might get a bed post thrown at you. Ken is not a nice guy.

[@saivamsikrishnaposani7157]

Hero

[@ShubhamSinghYoutube]

I was rejected by both this internship season

[@tyler0506]

Ken you need to work on your PR approach

[@wread1982]

Shorting a good cancer stock, the man is evil 😢

[@PeachGardenOath]

IPO citadel Ken Griffin, already accepted financing from VCs

[@nesnaj1730]

Griffin obviously knows and plays the market well, but its dirty and these loopholes should never have existed in the first place. Good for him but no respect for him and the company he created.

[@diskin3058]

Great pod. It makes a whole lot of difference when the interviewer knows the game and knows exactly what to ask rather than glorifying and bootlicking...

[@Eduardo-xl8hu]

It feels like he is reading a script

[@LeveragedFinance]

Ken needs to hire zuckerberg pr team

[@lukey1210]

How is naked shorting a stock, FTDing and 65 billion securities sold not delivered make you a great investor? Damn paid propaganda

[@bhe8336]

He said the answer to this in the first 5 minutes. It's about making free fees off the top of client securities sales. That's a great investment 👍

[@adokoka]

I have enjoyed this interview between two great minds. Ken, you are much nicer and lovely than traditional media portrayed you. I am glad I listened to you without any bias. You are a very nice, knowledgeable and intelligent person. I can help you solve the multi-period optimization problem if you could teach me some trading nuggets :)

[@khanate2750]

Great pod and I learned a lot but Kenneth seems very corporate, would love to see more of the other side to him.

[@MiaK06]

Lots of interviews w him on KZbin / some more focused on finance and his views on the markets vs others also give an insight into other aspects of his activities and his view points. He is someone I follow and respect a lot; appreciate he is viewed by many as greed persona fide, but he is also a great philanthropist and has given and continues to give a huge amount to a lot of v important and worthwhile causes.

[@user-wu7bp7tz6v]

careful, might throw a bedpost at you. Ken might have the emotional maturity of a 5 year old.

[@theonlycaulfield]

He just sounds stilted because he's autistic. Talking somewhat roboticly like he does is common among those with autism.

[@noor-rrr]

True! He needs to be on a podcast like with lex or joe

[@shaylabaldwin]

Etf is great

[@Personalfinance_10174]

Where are my tax cuts...if Biden wins will I be forced to pay my fair share? 😳

[@selish3163]

The most person hated by bulls, but in reality it seems to me that he is an intelligent person and knows what he is doing

[@JeesusChrist]

Lol yeah everyone looks like they know what they doing untill they dont, look at bernie madoff

[@jentorninos.ballen9269]

kaya ninyo tangapin na pag sabihan kayo ng walang pinag aralang tao

[@shaylabaldwin]

😍👩🏼‍🦰

[@Fj8282haha]

Thx for the video, felt I went to three year reeducation on finance thr the university of KZbin…

[@shaylabaldwin]

Automation!

[@whaleblowhole]

AMC GME ken griffin has alot of long term debt and securities not yet bought hmmmm

[@pldevries]

Ken Griffen is greed personified. Not very bright, but very focused and ruthless. Citadel makes money by front running investors.

[@LeveragedFinance]

Ken has horrible PR

[@MiaK06]

He has only built one of the single most successful hedge fund and securities firm. But yes, he isn’t v bright…. 🙈. Actually, he is one of the brightest professionals in finance not to mention a phenomenal business man and entrepreneur.

[@tedknudstrup6101]

Where is your facts? Is that an opinion or just don’t like people who are good capitalist?

[@chiquita683]

He's Kenough BASED

[@user-wu7bp7tz6v]

@@LeveragedFinance throwing a bedpost at your wife is not a PR problem, its a "im five years old mentally" problem.

[@BulletTrucking99]

Easily the most successful businessman in the USA right here.

[@reaver9]

He has become very institutionalized, can't listen to Citadel this Citadel that fluff.. Decoupling with China and industrial nationalism is a new normal, wishing for a big happy global family would definetely benefit his company more but reality is different.

[@musashi7070]

He’s reading from a script lmao, what a joke

[@askartop2628]

This guy from Norway asks stupid questions 😂all the time

[@Fj8282haha]

Titan vs northern Titan …

[@Fj8282haha]

Btw… wondering if I may get a job with ya folks tho? Lol… retired @ 27 a few years ago, seriously questioning the whole idea of “retirement “ now…. lol Super curious about investing tho….

[@Fj8282haha]

lol… I got hooked on similar way but with loss. Sold put option on Russian assets before ukrine war… didn’t see Putler dat crazy coming 😂😂😂😂 leant tho

[@donholmes4235]

Griffin is a very very bad human being.

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross just turned him down on the purchase of the team. 😆

[@paulkamara281]

Please enlighten us.........What do you know ?

[@TheBigXav]

People are mad how the GameStop trading freeze worked out and by how he has excessive influence over the markets above the retail investor. He is basically the poster child for the rich play by a different set of rules.

[@DG10-youtube-channel]

Why say that?