Larry McDonald
Formal First Name
Lawrence (Larry)
Nick Name
Larry
Dates
1966 - present
Larry McDonald is the Creator of The Bear Traps Report, an independent investment research publication focusing on global political and systemic risk. He is recognized as one of today’s leading political policy risk consultants and strategists. His proprietary risk indicators and risk management lessons are designed for any investment group working to avoid the dangerous pitfalls in the post-Lehman financial markets. He has delivered over 125 keynote speeches worldwide, detailing the complexities of the political policy implications of the Trump Administration and their relationship with Congress.
Larry McDonald Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Host and Creator of Larry McDonald Series
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Managing Director
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Contributor
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Creator, Founder
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VP, Trader
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Convertible Securities Research and Sales
Academic History
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BA, Economics
- McDonald is a regular contributor on Bloomberg TV and Radio, Forbes, CNBC, and Fox Business, focused on political and economic risks and opportunities.
- While at Lehman Brothers, he led his team into betting against the subprime mortgage market, profiting the firm over $2 billion before its demise.
- At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, he wrote a book on the fall of Lehman Brothers, “A Colossal Failure of Common Sense.”
- He hosted interviews on Real Vision.
- As a keynote speaker, he provides rare insight into topics such as:
- Trump Presidency – Political Risk in 2017: An analysis of the Market Impact.
- Global Systemic Risk: A perspective on Trade and NAFTA Re-negotiations
- U.S. Global Economic Outlook: Market Impact of the Tax Reform from Washington D.C.
- China: The Epicenter of Risk and Unimaginable Debt
- The Rise and Fall of Emerging Market Economies
- Investment Risk Management
- Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve Policy, and their side-effects
- He has participated in four major financial crisis documentaries:
- BBC’s The Love of Money
- CBC’s House of Cards
- National Geographic’s Decade of the 2000s
- Sony Pictures’ Academy Award-winning documentary Inside Job