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Nature
Resetting my dopamine levels after staring at a screen all day.
Investment Risk · Financial Engineering · Fixed Income
Currently
Investment Risk Associate
TCW · Los Angeles
Degrees
M.S. Financial Engineering
University of Southern California · 2026
B.A. Economics · B.A. Data Science
University of Southern California · 2025
ScrollKai Lee · 2026
Kai Lee
About
I work on investment risk at TCW, where I study how portfolios behave under stress.
I graduated from USC in 2026 with a Master of Science in Financial Engineering. What draws me to financial markets is that they are constantly evolving and never fully understood. I enjoy approaching them through a combination of quantitative analysis and practical judgment, while staying curious about the ways technology is changing how we invest and process information. The Risk Desk on this site is the live dashboard I actually use to monitor markets day to day.
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Timeline
Now · Present
Investment Risk Associate
TCW · Los Angeles
Type
Role
In progress
Jun 2026
CFA Level 2
CFA InstituteResults pendingPending
Milestones
May 2026
M.S. Financial Engineering
University of Southern CaliforniaEducation
Jan 2026
FRM Level 1 — Passed
Global Association of Risk ProfessionalsCertification
May 2025
B.A. Economics · B.A. Data Science
University of Southern CaliforniaEducation
Jan 2025
CFA Level 1 — Passed
CFA InstituteCertification
Risk Desk
Live · refreshes every 5 minutesLA · 21:33
US Treasury Yield CurveYield · %
3M
3.78%
0 bps
2Y
4.09%
+4 bps
5Y
4.21%
+3 bps
10Y
4.48%
+3 bps
30Y
4.97%
+2 bps
Key Spreadsbps
10Y − 2Y
Main inversion gauge
+39 bps
10Y − 3M
Fed funds vs market
+70 bps
5Y − 2Y
Belly slope
+12 bps
30Y − 10Y
Long-end premium
+49 bps
10Y−2Y inversion historically precedes recession by 6–24 months.
IndicesLast close
S&P 500
7,431.46
+0.65%
Nasdaq Comp.
25,888.84
+0.70%
Dow
51,202.26
+0.66%
Russell 2000
2,943.99
+3.90%
VIX
17.68
-6.55%
Euro Stoxx 50
6,187.63
+2.07%
Nikkei 225
66,020.04
+3.12%
Hang Seng
24,718.10
-0.98%
FX · ECBSpot
EUR/USD
1.1567
+0.26%
GBP/USD
1.3402
+0.28%
USD/JPY
160.2000
-0.21%
USD/CHF
0.7968
-0.30%
AUD/USD
0.7035
+0.53%
USD/CAD
1.3988
+0.06%
USD/CNY
6.7623
-0.22%
CryptoUSD · 24h
BTC · Bitcoin
64,442
+1.41%
ETH · Ethereum
1,680
+0.81%
SOL · Solana
68.82
+3.10%
XRP · XRP
1.15
+1.40%
CalendarUpcoming
- 18JUNFOMC DecisionUS · Central Bank4d
- 19JUNBoE DecisionUK · Central Bank5d
- 20JUNBoJ DecisionJP · Central Bank6d
- 26JUNPCE · MayUS · Macro12d
- 05JULNonfarm Payrolls · JunUS · Macro21d
Headlines8 stories
- FT MarketsChina tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar2h
- MarketWatchMy plumber charged $160 to fix the cistern on my toilet — but created another problem. Do I pay again?4h
- MarketWatch‘I feel like he may be taking advantage of us’: Our adviser pushes annuities after we already said no. Do we fire him?4h
- MarketWatch‘We are comfortable financially’: My husband is in his 60s and has $500,000 life insurance. Is this a good time to cancel?5h
- MarketWatch‘It seems too good to be true’: At a steak-dinner retirement seminar, the guy said annuities can outperform the market. Is that true?5h
- CNBCTrump says peace deal will be signed Sunday after Iran said it remains cautious on timing8h
- MarketWatchSocial Security is facing a 22% cliff — 4 ways to build an income stream Washington can’t touch9h
- MarketWatchWorried about a lower Social Security benefit? How to calculate the exact impact it will have on your retirement.9h
Yields via the U.S. Treasury daily yield curve · FX via the ECB (Frankfurter) · Crypto via CoinGecko · Headlines via newswire RSS. Cached for ~5 minutes. For information only — not investment advice.
Interests
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Gastronomy
Add me on Beli @kai_eats
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Travel
Current dream destination: Fuego hike in Guatemala
Contact
Say hello.
Always happy to connect, talk markets, or grab a coffee.