74. Top of Mind: Breaking Down Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse and the Contagion Effect

Join co-hosts Bob Fraser and Ben Fraser as they break down the factors that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and analyze the potential ripple effects on the market. You’ll learn the answers to these top of mind questions – How did Silicon Valley Bank get taken over by the FDIC within 48 hours? Is this a broader issue in banking? Is this the beginning of a contagion? What are the bigger implications?

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Ben Fraser Podcaster

Prior to Aspen, Mr. Fraser was a commercial lender at First Business Bank specializing in government backed loan originations (SBA & USDA), for one of the top SBA lenders in the nation. Prior to that he was a commercial credit underwriter for Crossfirst Bank, personally responsible for underwriting over $125MM in C&I and CRE loans across a variety of industries.

Prior to that, he worked for Tortoise Capital Advisors, a boutique asset management firm in energy infrastructure investments, and helped grow their institutional managed accounts from ~$3BN AUM to ~$7BN AUM. Ben was responsible for responding to all institutional RFPs from interested institutional investors.

Ben completed his MBA from Azusa Pacific University, and his B.S. in Finance from the University of Kansas, graduating magna cum laude.