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Transcript: Albert Wenger

Barry Ritholtz

You graduate Harvard in 1990, with an Economics and Computer Science degree, perfect for the explosion of the Internet; a PhD from MIT and Information Technology in ‘96. And from a public market, that sounds like it’s a compliance and conflict nightmare. And I’ve been investing in a lot of computer companies over the years.

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Transcript: Tom Hancock, GMO

Barry Ritholtz

I’d say management consulting is any of the other thing that least at that time was the other career trajectory, just my personality, more of a math oriented introvert. We hear a lot about Jeremy Grantham thoughts on markets, but much less on how the firm is managed, how this growth came about and the culture as a business.

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The Growing “Do Good” Economy

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Its founder walked away with a giant buyout package even as its valuation crashed. We see it in the capital markets. And I am a lover of math. I was a math nerd in high school. Math is one of my favorite tools. That company is now mired in an enormous financial scandal. You see it from employees.

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At the Money: Benefits of Quantitative Investing

Barry Ritholtz

As it turns out, there are ways you can use data to your advantage, even if you’re not a math wizard. market volatility. Cheap stocks on the mend is a really interesting way to look at the market because essentially the market is saying, “Yeah, that stock is very, very cheap, but we think it’s probably too cheap.”

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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? Is, is your focus all right?

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18) 2022

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We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: While weak stock and bond market performance has challenged advisors and their clients this year, these trends have likely increased the ‘safe’ withdrawal rate for new retirees. In 2021, elevated equity valuations and relatively low bond yields led the researchers to suggest 3.3%

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Transcript: Greg Davis, CIO Vanguard

Barry Ritholtz

So from a client strategy, marketing standpoint, and then overseeing the investment team. So a variety of risk meetings, a variety of economic meetings. And the reality is that, we know that’s very difficult to do and outperform the broader market. Let’s talk a little bit about the Vanguard Total Market Index.