

Lumida Wealth : Non-Consensus Invest Beyond the Ordinary
Ram Ahluwalia
Thought provoking conversations with world class leaders in business and investing.
Where are the overlooked opportunities?
How are hard decisions made?
What makes a great investor?
Host: Ram Ahluwalia, CEO Lumida Wealth
Frequency: Weekly
Run time : 60 mins per episode
Previous Guests: Frank Rotman (CIO, QED Investors), Marc Weill (Partner, Two Sigma Ventures), Doug Cifu (CEO, Virtu Financial)
Where are the overlooked opportunities?
How are hard decisions made?
What makes a great investor?
Host: Ram Ahluwalia, CEO Lumida Wealth
Frequency: Weekly
Run time : 60 mins per episode
Previous Guests: Frank Rotman (CIO, QED Investors), Marc Weill (Partner, Two Sigma Ventures), Doug Cifu (CEO, Virtu Financial)
Episodes
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Apr 1, 2026 • 18min
FSD: Unfinished Business?
00:00 - Spring Updates and Market Volatility
00:56 - The Iran Negotiation Reality Check
02:32 - Shifting Goalposts and the Trump Oil Vision
03:39 - Inflation’s Return: From Airfare to Agriculture
04:44 - Defensive Positioning and Finding US Value
06:17 - Avoiding "Death by Cop" and Theme Exhaustion
07:39 - Ferrari, Nike, and the Brand Name Trap
08:25 - SpaceX, Tesla, and Tech Sector Shorts
09:59 - Berkshire Hathaway and High-Quality Insurance
11:32 - Breaking Free from Tribal Investing
12:36 - Strategic Maneuvers: Kharg Island and Centcom
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Mar 31, 2026 • 42min
FSD: Hope Springs Eternal
00:00 - The Psychology of Hope and "All That Glitters"
02:40 - The Tesla Trajectory and Sentiment Gauges
04:04 - Cultural Perspectives on Hope: US vs. Europe
04:52 - Trading Reality vs. Expectations: The Two-Day Rule
06:44 - The Great De-grossing: Record Margin Debt and Institutional Unwinding
08:42 - The BlackRock Shift: From Consensus to Neutral
10:33 - Phase 4 Mistakes: Why "Buying the Dip" is Failing
14:23 - Portfolio Updates: Picking up Meta, Microsoft, and Berkshire
17:00 - Geopolitical Realities: The Iran Conflict and the Strait of Hormuz
24:22 - Historical Lessons: Kinetics, Surrender, and Miscalculations
27:33 - Fundamentals vs. Positioning: The Micron and Nvidia Paradox
31:14 - Price Targets and the Next Bull Move: Consumer Discretionary
34:27 - Recenter Your Mind: Lessons from Jesse Livermore and Market History
37:12 - Beyond the Spreadsheet: The Fusion of Psychology and Position
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Mar 30, 2026 • 18min
BlackRock
00:00 - BlackRock’s Late Neutral Call & Market Reality
01:14 - Market Volatility, Oil Shortages, and Finding Value
02:17 - Geopolitical Impacts: Trump, Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz
03:35 - Microsoft vs. Meta: Pricing Power in an Inflationary World
05:44 - The Rise of AI Productivity Tools & "Clockwork"
07:04 - Shorting the Overpriced: Data Centers and Consumer Brands
08:53 - Resilient Businesses: Berkshire and the Insurance Thesis
10:36 - Naval Escorts and Oil Tanker Bailouts
13:56 - Why Investment Committees are Failing Investors
15:51 - Global Energy Independence and Nuclear Potential
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Mar 27, 2026 • 19min
SpaceX IPO, TerraFab, Iran, Inflation
00:00 - Sunlight, Hormones, and Vitamin D Tips
01:11 - The 47-Year Conflict: Why Negotiation Fails
02:48 - Shifting Goalposts: Entering Week 5 of the Conflict
03:54 - The Pernicious Inflation Passthrough in Travel and Energy
05:39 - Market Strategy: Avoiding "Death by Cult" and Tired Themes
07:57 - The Cure for High Prices: Innovation in Memory and GPUs
10:14 - Berkshire Hathaway and the Insurance Safe Haven
12:51 - Marines on the Way: Is Kharg Island the Ultimate Bargaining Chip?
15:05 - Lumida Deal Flow: Shield AI and Neuresonance in Bloomberg
17:14 - Strategic Objectives: Insights from the Fifth Fleet and Centcom
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Mar 27, 2026 • 54min
Abundance or Armageddon? AI, Iran, and the Stakes of Getting It Wrong
Angelo Robles, founder of the Family Office Association and operator of family-office investment vehicles. He digs into geopolitics and the economics of the Gulf, oil and commodity plays, and how AI races reshape capital. Short takes on private credit, tax strategies like buy-borrow-die, and why human creativity still matters amid automation.

Mar 25, 2026 • 10min
Iran cease fire?
00:00 - Soho Event & New York Conference
00:36 - The Ceasefire Gambit: Why a Deal is Unlikely
01:00 - Trump’s Urgency vs. IRGC’s Deterrence
01:45 - The Tanker Crisis and Global Oil Flow
02:26 - Missile Effectiveness and Defense Interceptors
03:28 - The Trust Deficit and the Ukraine Precedent
05:37 - Market Volatility: Fading the Gap Up
07:13 - Israel’s Existential Stance and Netanyahu’s Incentives
08:25 - The Path to Coercion in the Strait of Hormuz
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Mar 24, 2026 • 16min
The Taco Two Step?
They unpack Trump's tarmac remarks and the market's immediate reactions. The conversation dives into meme and AI-driven information warfare from Iran. Regional strike damage, Kharg Island's military challenges, and hardened missile transit systems get examined. They also survey market positioning, oil futures, tanker incidents and which sectors look stretched or attractive.

Mar 23, 2026 • 29min
Kharg Island, Inflation, Gold Oh My
00:00 - Friday Rituals and Hibachi Tips
01:24 - How Liquidity Risk Turns Into Credit Risk
03:36 - The Asymmetry of the Strait of Hormuz
06:15 - The Bull Case vs. Reality of Taking Kharg Island
09:07 - U.S. vs. Israel: Differing Geopolitical Incentives
12:44 - The Economic Reality of $180 Oil and Gasoline Spikes
14:42 - Negotiating with Paranoia: The Iranian Leadership Dilemma
17:25 - Institutional Positioning: Insurance vs. Overleveraged Tech
19:36 - Refinancing Risk and the S&P 500 Outlook
21:56 - Using the Lumida Invest App to Track Insider Selling
24:19 - The "Moment to Buy" and the Coming Face-Ripping Rally
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Mar 20, 2026 • 19min
Val Kilmer
A mix of tech and geopolitics, from AI's limits and the market for attention to the societal ripple effects of synthetic media. Strategic security around the Strait of Hormuz and the fiscal tradeoffs of military action are explored. Commodity price contagion in oil, gas, and wheat gets attention. Market ideas include insurance, biotech funding risks, semiconductors, and valuation contrasts across consumer names.

Mar 19, 2026 • 22min
Break It, then Fix It?-0
00:00 - Mandatory Retirement and Midterm Projections
01:35 - The 2028 Political Strategy: Break It Now, Fix It Later
02:29 - Geopolitics: Venezuela, Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz
05:20 - Oil Tactics and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
07:16 - Theory of Mind: How Political Leaders Respond to Incentives
09:24 - Inflation Regime: PPI Data and Rising Commodity Costs
10:42 - Market Strategy: Shorting Brazil and Navigating Stagflation
13:44 - The "Copy Trading" Trap and Finding Real Value
15:59 - The OpenAI-Microsoft Conflict and Private Equity Red Flags
19:27 - Quarterly Options Expiration and Spring Wellness Tips
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