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Transcript: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

Barry Ritholtz

A degree in mathematics from Oxford, a doctorate in mathematical epidemiology and economics from Cambridge. So I, I did a math degree at Oxford, which is more pure math. You know, pure math can be very theoretical and detached from the real world, and it’s getting worse. What is that? The second is excess returns.

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Transcript: Cliff Asness

Barry Ritholtz

ASNESS: Some of the things like betting against beta, quality or profitability, carry strategies were additions over time. ASNESS: And we had a great almost a decade, because everything else we do work, profitability one; fundamental, momentum one; low risk one. ASNESS: There are a few reasons. RITHOLTZ: Okay. RITHOLTZ: Past decade.