09 Mar 2026
53m
Private Credit Cracks, The AI "Boogeyman" & Why Crypto is for Boomers | The Real Eisman Playbook Episode 49
The Real Eisman Playbook
The podcast explores the state of financial services, focusing on private equity, private credit, and the impact of AI. It highlights concerns around private credit's overexposure to software companies and potential losses in a credit cycle. The conversation covers the recent Blue Owl BDC situation, bank M&A prospects, and the future of payments, with skepticism towards most payment companies besides Visa and Mastercard. The discussion also touches on crypto, with a theory that it may be losing its appeal. Despite fears in the stock market, high-yield credit spreads remain tight, and bank CEOs report positive economic conditions, creating an unsustainable dynamic.
Outlines
Part 1: Private Credit, Market Skepticism
Part 2: AI Disruption, Banking, M&A
Part 3: Crypto, Regulation, Payments
Part 4: Credit Cycles, Strategy
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