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What's the Alternative? | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Chasing Liquidity: Cracking the Code of Private Equity with John Lidington

What’s the Alternative, host Shana Orczyk Sissel, Founder & CEO of Banríon Capital Management, sits down with John Lidington of Man Numeric to talk all things liquid private equity — and bust a few myths along the way.

Shana Sissel

Feb 3

What's the Alternative? | Season 3 | Episode 5 | Unmasking Hedge Funds: Low-Cost Alternatives & Global Macro Secrets with Bob Elliott

The liquid alternatives category has grown rapidly but faces significant structural and classification challenges.

Shana Sissel

Dec 1, 2025

The Alternatives Mason | Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Astoria Story: Investment Strategies and Entrepreneurship with John Davi

In this episode of The Alternative Mason, Brittany Mason chats with John Davi — founder of Astoria Portfolio Advisors and one of the sharpest minds in the ETF world. John shares how growing up in Queens shaped his hustle, how early stints at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley fueled his love for markets, and what drove him to launch Astoria back in 2017. They dive into how Astoria blends macro insights with quantitative research, what it’s really like to build an independent fi

Brittany Mason

Nov 18, 2025

What's the Alternative? | Season 3 | Episode 4 | Stacking the Deck: Redefining Alternative ETF Models with Jeremy Schwartz

We’re thrilled to officially share that Banríon Capital and WisdomTree have teamed up to create an open-architecture alternative ETF model — part of WisdomTree’s innovative Return Stacking initiative.

Shana Sissel

Nov 5, 2025

What's the Alternative? | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Riffing on Returns: A Structured Note Playbook with Vinay Tolia

What's your take on using options? Options can offer a unique chance to boost your returns with limited downside—an investment opportunity that’s far from ordinary. Catch Vinay Tolia and Shana Sissel as they dive into the world of options and structured notes!

Shana Sissel

Oct 7, 2025