We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast

Trey sits down with investigative journalist and author, Christopher Leonard. Chris wrote a New York Times bestselling book called Kochland, which profiles billionaire Charles Koch and Koch Industries. He’s also the author of a new book, entitled The Lords of Easy Money - How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 03:40 - The origins of Koch Industries and how Charles rose to his billionaire status. 05:37 - The operating system of Koch Industries, known as Market Based Management. 15:08 - Charles Koch’s legacy and his mysterious operations behind closed doors. 27:14 - The origins of the Federal Reserve and how it operates. 31:21 - Actions taken by the FED since the GFC that have resulted in a very challenging predicament for the world's economy. 31:46 - The untold story of Thomas Hoenig, a director at the FED, who was the sole opposing vote to the early FED initiatives following the GFC, which resulted in a severely damaged reputation that Christopher aims to re