Barron's Advisor Anthony Scaramucci: How Inflation and Populism Change Financial Advice
May 5, 2026
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, reflects on rebuilding after public setbacks. He discusses widening economic inequality and the K-shaped recovery. He explores policy fixes like campaign reform, long-term fiscal plans, and ideas for AI disruption such as a robot tax. He also touches on Bitcoin, blockchain, and why advisors should embrace innovation.
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Public Fall And Personal Rebuild
- Anthony Scaramucci described hitting rock bottom after his 2017 White House firing, a divorce filing, missing his son's birth, and public ridicule.
- He rebuilt by repairing his marriage, pivoting SkyBridge into digital assets (buying Bitcoin at $16k), and restoring his conference business.
Relationships Carried Him Through The Fall
- Scaramucci credits relationships and kindness for support during crises, citing Michael Milken calling him after his White House firing.
- He emphasizes doing good karma and nontransactional help so people will aid you when times are bad.
Populism Rooted In Economic Desperation
- Scaramucci argues Trump capitalized on a real grievance: a generation of once-aspirational blue-collar workers became economically desperational.
- He links this to rising populism and bipartisan failure to serve small people amid growing corporate influence since Citizens United.