Jim Cevallos: I was waiting for one of my kids to bring it up. It's very difficult sell when it should be the easiest sell, he says. He wrote a piece recently saying we are not all about value in parentheses. "It does take years off the end of our lives occasionally"
Cliff Asness is the Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. Prior to co-founding AQR Capital Management, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Cliff joins the show to discuss FTX, AMC , why hedge funds aren’t hedging, the role of index funds and a whole lot more. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Cliff’s take on FTX and crypto
- The AMC saga
- HODL and the MOASS
- Finding the right media format for substantive investment conversations
- Thoughts on the value spread
- “We don’t want a world where markets are perfect”
- Hedge funds aren’t hedging
- The role of index funds
- Never override a model
- “Study statistics and stick to your principles”
Books Mentioned:
- What Works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by Jim O’Shaughnessy