"I genuinely believe there's a crash coming," he told Business Insider in an exclusive interview.
Kupperman also thinks the Federal Reserve's policies have created a "Ponzi economy" — and that a day of reckoning is nearing for the likes of WeWork and Tesla. Harris Kupperman, the president of Praetorian Capital Management and CEO of Mongolia Growth Group — a $6.1 million real estate investment firm — is currently in the midst of selling 10% to 50% of almost every position he has.
"I genuinely believe there's a crash coming," he said. "I've been through 2 crashes in my life, and I think this is the third one." That's stark warning — and Kupperman's thesis isn't coming out of left field. In fact, he shared a wide range of reasons for the inevitable undoing including: funding stresses,"All the makings of a crash are there," he mused.Federal Reserve"When you push liquidity through the system like they have the last ten years, you create a giant bubble," he relayed.And he's just getting warmed up. To Kupperman, the Fed's actions have created a "Ponzi sector.