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Whitney Baker, Totem Macro – Put Down (The Best Investment Writing Volume 6)   Author: Whitney Baker is the founder of Totem Macro, which leverages extensive prior buyside experience to create unique research insights for an exclusive client-base of some of the world’s preeminent investors. Previously, Whitney worked for Bridgewater Associates as Head of Emerging Markets and for Soros Fund Management, co-managing an...

Episode #441: Marlena Lee, DFA – Value, Fama & Weathering Bear Markets   Guest: Marlena Lee is the Global Head of Investment Solutions for Dimensional Fund Advisors. Lee worked as a teaching assistant for Nobel laureate Eugene Fama and earned a PhD in finance and an MBA from the Chicago Booth School of Business. Date Recorded: 8/24/2022     |     Run-Time: 57:42 Summary: In today’s...

Lawrence Kissko & Graham Robertson, Man AHL – Trend-Following in Inflationary Environments (The Best Investment Writing Volume 6)   Authors: Lawrence Kissko is a Client Portfolio Manager for Man AHL. Graham Robertson is a partner and Head of Client Portfolio Management at Man AHL and is a member of the investment and management committees. He has overall responsibility for client communication across...

Episode #440: Jason Buck, Mutiny Fund – Carry, Convexity & The Cockroach   Guest: Jason Buck is the found and CIO of Mutiny Fund and specializes in volatility, options hedging, and portfolio construction. Date Recorded: 8/17/2022     |     Run-Time: 1:28:44 Summary: In today’s episode, Jason shares the winding path that led him to launch Mutiny Funds and focus on the risk management side of...

Episode #439: Tim Pickering, Auspice – Commodities, CTAs & The LME Scandal   Guest: Tim Pickering is the Founder, President and CIO of Auspice. Tim leads strategic decision making and the vision for Auspice’s diverse suite of award winning rules-based quantitative investment strategies. Date Recorded: 8/17/2022     |     Run-Time: 1:19:18 Summary: In today’s episode, we talk all about trend-following and commodities. Tim shares why...

Joachim Klement – Stocks in the long run… are still risky (The Best Investment Writing Volume 6)   Guest: Joachim Klement, CFA, is a trustee of the CFA Institute Research Foundation and offers regular commentary at Klement on Investing. Previously, he was CIO at Wellershoff & Partners Ltd., and before that, head of the UBS Wealth Management Strategic Research team and...

Episode #438: Rob Arnott & Campbell Harvey on Why They Believe Inflation Hasn’t Peaked   Guest: Rob Arnott is the founder and chairman of the board of Research Affiliates, a global asset manager dedicated to profoundly impacting the global investment community through its insights and products. Campbell R. Harvey is the Head of Research at Research Affiliates and Professor of Finance at...

Tim Alcorn, Baillie Gifford – Lessons from Bessembinder (The Best Investment Writing Volume 6)   Guest: Tim Alcorn is the Head of Investment Risk for Baillie Gifford. Summary: Each year, our team carefully sorts through tons of research from some of the most respected money managers and investment researchers from all over the world to pick the best of the best to...

Episode #437: Edward Chancellor – Interest, Capitalism, & The Curse of Easy Money   Guest: Edward Chancellor is a financial historian, journalist, and investment strategist. His newest book is titled The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest. Date Recorded: 8/3/2022     |     Run-Time: 1:03:11 Summary: In today’s episode, Edward walks through how interest, debt and money printing are related to things we’ve...

Episode #436: Kevin Van Trump – Here’s What's Going on With Ag Commodities   Guest: Kevin Van Trump is the President and founder of Farm Direction and the Van Trump Report. Date Recorded: 8/3/2022     |     Run-Time: 55:53 Summary: In today’s episode, Kevin walks us through his early career as a trader to now running the Van Trump Report. Then we touch on wild...