Podcast Episodes

Quantifying The Motley Fool’s Small Cap Growth Investment Strategy

Season 1 Episode 79

The Motley Fool is not known for their quantitative models. They are known for a discretionary growth style of investing that attempts to identify game changing companies and then holds them for the …

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Rafael Resendes On Intrinsic Value, Economic Margin and How Some Value Models Have Lost Their Way

Season 1 Episode 78

Systematic value strategies have had one of the worst performing periods in their history in the past decade. This extended underperformance, coupled with changes in the market and economy that many …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

What Has Really Driven the Rebound in Value Stocks?

Season 1 Episode 77

There is a popular narrative out there that value investing is back. And it makes sense given the huge run that many value funds have had off the market bottom. But when you look beneath the surface,…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Machine Learning, Fantasy Football and Factor Investing with Kevin Zatloukal

Season 1 Episode 76

In this episode, we are joined by Kevin Zatloukal. Kevin teaches Computer Science at the University of Washington and has his Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. He previously was a programmer for bo…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Lessons From Warren Buffett's 2021 Annual Letter

Season 1 Episode 75

In this episode, we discuss the major points Warren Buffett covered in his 2021 annual letter and talk about some lessons investors can learn from them. 

We discuss: 

- the importance of recognizing …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Bridgeway Founder John Montgomery On Their Unique Culture and Lessons From a 25+ Year Career in Quant Investing

Season 1 Episode 74

In this episode, we are joined by John Montgomery, the founder and CIO of Bridgeway Capital Management. Bridgeway is unique in the world of Wall Street, where profits are usually the primary motive, …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Academic Research Spotlight: Replicating Anomalies by Lu Zhang, Chen Xue and Kewei Hou

Season 1 Episode 73

In this episode, we are trying something new. There is so much academic research out there about markets, and what drives their returns over time, that it can be very difficult for investors to keep …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

GameStop: What Happened, How it Happened, and Lessons We Can Learn From It

Season 1 Episode 72

The rapid rise and fall of GameStop earlier this year was unlike anything many of us have seen in our investing careers. The stock's price went from the single digits to upwards of $400 per share in …

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

The Elusive Definition of Risk – And Some Practical Ways to Measure It

Season 1 Episode 71

Risk is one of the most difficult concepts in investing to define. Part of that is because we face many risks as investors that come from many different directions. But another part of it is that ris…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

A Detailed Look at Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Method

Season 1 Episode 70

Joel Greenblatt produced exceptional returns as managing partner at Gotham Capital, a New York City-based hedge fund he founded. The firm averaged a remarkable 40 percent annualized return over more …

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago