ABOUT THIS EPISODE
What if the firm disrupting the ETF industry launched 197 funds in its first year — and priced them cheaper than Vanguard?
Jeff Weniger, Chief Investment Strategist at Corgi Invest, joins hosts Pierre Daillie and Mike Philbrick on Raise Your Average for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the macro landscape of mid-2026 — rising yields, a surprisingly hot economy, and the great AI infrastructure build-out — to the audacious product shelf of one of the ETF industry's boldest new entrants. Jeff brings his trademark macro clarity, market history, and plain-spoken honesty to a conversation that covers bubbles, bond vigilantes, copper, fiscal profligacy, and the case for precision over breadth in portfolio construction.
Timestamped Chapters00:00 — Bubbles as a feature of capital formation: railroads, dark fiber, and the AI build-out 06:00 — Introducing Jeff Weniger and Corgi Invest: 197 ETFs, a war machine, and a price war 07:00 — Where are we in the cycle? The economy may be running hotter than you think 11:00 — Rising long-term yields: fiscal profligacy or economic strength? The gold and Bitcoin argument 18:00 — The new Fed under Kevin Warsh: protecting the plumbing, not the price 20:00 — Rising yields as opportunity: Jesse Livermore, the 10-year benchmark, and round number psychology 27:00 — De-equitization, the SpaceX IPO, and what a wall of worry actually looks like 31:00 — Are we in a bubble? Pets.com vs. GameStop vs. Nvidia: which was actually crazier? 38:00 — The Nifty 50, Toronto condos, and how long it takes markets to bubble again 42:00 — The Mag Seven is just chilling: why no giddy tape may mean no bubble 45:00 — Dr. Copper, energy's comeback, and the capacity inputs the market is ignoring 48:00 — Nominal GDP, CPI, and Scott Bessent's bet on growing out of the debt burden 52:00 — Apartment rents, the K-shaped economy, and what CPI is really telling you 57:00 — Jeff's eighth day at Corgi: the story of a tech unicorn that decided to launch ETFs 01:00:00 — The Corgi product shelf: thematics, leveraged funds, buffers, and beta at cost 01:01:00 — Buffer ETFs explained: who they're for and why 30 bps beats the field 01:06:00 — Competing on expense ratio against Vanguard and BlackRock: no false illusions 01:11:00 — The T-bill play: five basis points vs. nine — and why every basis point matters
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