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Laila Maidan

Laila Maidan

Correspondent, Investing

Laila was one of the most widely read reporters covering financial markets as an Investing Correspondent in New York.

Her articles are a product of original reporting on stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, forex, and crypto. She profiled successful fund and quant managers and occasionally wrote about macroeconomics, banks, and financial crime. 

Features: 

How a free meal cost an investor his retirement savings

When deposits go missing

When Wall Street's financing turns 'toxic'

Predicting the election outcome & its shock impact on the 10-year

Top traders: 

A simple trade from a quant manager's toolbook

A veteran bond operator's alpha-generating strategy

4 indicators of a multimillion-dollar retail trader

9 indicators for a short seller's 90% win ratio

A commodities trade with Fibonacci retracements

A trader's bitcoin bet in a triple tax benefit account

High-net-worth investors: 

The wealthiest 0.01% are firing their active managers

The ultrawealthy's dash for private credit

8 of the savviest loopholes to skip capital gains tax

TV appearances include:  CBS, FOX Business, ABC, NewsNation, FOX 5, NBC lx, and Business Insider's video explainers.

Notable interviews include: Ray Dalio, David Booth, Rick Rieder, David Rubenstein, and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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