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Transcript: Steve Laipply, Global Co-Head of Bond ETFs at BlackRock

The Big Picture

Steve Laipply : So I had a good friend who said, Hey, I’m taking finance. It’s sort of like math with dollar signs attached to it. Yet another extra special guest, Steve Lightly is global co-head of Bond ETFs and investment giant BlackRock. He helps to oversee over a trillion dollars in bond ETFs. I decided to try doctor.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.