Ed Dowd
Ed Dowd is Founding Partner of Phinance Technologies, a global macro alternative investment firm. The firm delivers alternative financial analysis through reports, podcasts, and a subscription service where he shares “unfiltered” views on debt, credit, insurance, and investment markets. Dowd has worked on Wall Street most of his career, spanning both credit markets and equity markets. Most notably, he served as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, where he managed a $14 billion growth equity portfolio for ten years. Some of the firms he worked for also include HSBC, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Independence Investments. Dowd is the author of Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022.
Ed Dowd Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founding Partner
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Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager
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Vice President
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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B.B.A., Finance and Anthropology
EARLY CAREER
Down was a Consultant to the Founder and Partner of Symphonic Capital where he assisted on market strategies, risk management, and macro analysis.
He was Managing Partner and CIO of Equities at OceanSquare Asset Management, a company he founded with two former BlackRock colleagues.
He was Senior Vice President at Independence Investments, where he led the technology group.
He was an Equity Research Associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Vice President at HSBC Securities.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Dowd frequently appears in interviews where he discusses topics like global economic resets, labor vs. capital dynamics, Fed policy, inflation, and cryptocurrency.