It could be time to change your algorithm if you haven’t come across Alex Pollock while browsing LinkedIn. Have you ever seen how certain thought leaders drop appealing one-liners or interesting statistics while others launch a full-scale conversation in the comments area? Pollock squarely belongs in the second camp—then some.

Let’s straight forwardly to the core of things. Pollock lives at the junction of strategy and money. He has scattered LinkedIn with ideas on banking, risk, and— lately—the changing direction of monetary policy. He published a chart comparing mortgage rates across four decades back in 2018, when most people were still dwelling on the 2008 catastrophe. Just viewpoint; no dry numbers here. The lesson is: If you know where to search, patterns abound everywhere.

Still, the subtleties add actual worth. Using a chessboard metaphor—brilliantly simple—he described Basel III’s criteria on August 17, 2022. Rather than asking, “How can we comply?” “What’s the next move?” Pollock asked, pushing it farther. From CFOs to entry-level analysts, comments arrived. Certain objected, pointing certain technical details. Pollock responded patiently and with wit for every one. It enhanced the value of the trade.

Pollock lives not only in boardrooms and financial statements. He is honest about the limits of models and forecasts. In his postings, responsibility comes up once more. He related a story regarding a poor credit projection on October 3, 2023. Most would bury that tale. Not Pollack. He dissected it: what succeeded, what sank, and—above all—what not to do next time.

Consider his opinions of governmental interference. Though it upsets some, he is not hesitant to stand up. Past postings have examined, in a sharp, even cynical manner, the efficacy of government policy. Rather than dull lectures, he sprinkles historical analogues ranging from Weimar Germany to the Volcker era. Not for performance but to generate discussion.