Sep 9, 2021
Our guest today
is Cliff Asness, Founder, Managing Principal and Chief
Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. He has
authored articles on financial topics in almost every major
financial publication and his awards are too many to list. He
received his Ph.D. from University of Chicago while learning under
Nobel Laureate Gene Fama. Notably, his bio states that “he still
feels guilty trying to beat the market” after all these years
because of his work with Gene.
In today’s episode, we start with Cliff’s education background and
how his father’s aim for diversification in education paid off for
him. We then pivot to the Avengers and discuss the heir apparent to
Captain America, before quickly diving into a variety of topics,
ranging from his work under Gene Fama at University of Chicago,
momentum investing, and then pulling the goalie in hockey. Then we
discuss whether size is a factor, if price to book is a good value
measure, his take on ESG investing, expected returns and much
more.
Our local host today
is Steve Curley, CFA, board member and a former President of CFA
Society Orlando. Please enjoy the episode.
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