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Eugene Fama and David Booth on the Birth of Modern Finance
Mar 6, 2025
Eugene Fama, a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and David Booth, founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, dive into the tumultuous 1970s market landscape. They discuss the Efficient Market Hypothesis, asserting that markets are generally right and investors can't easily outsmart them. The duo reflects on their influential theories, the rise of passive investing, and how social media complicates market efficiency. They also touch on modern challenges in financial research, the dynamics of stock performance, and the evolving role of growth stocks in today's economy.
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- Eugene Fama's Efficient Market Hypothesis suggests that markets reflect all available information, making active management often less effective than passive investing.
- The complexity of identifying market bubbles highlights the challenge of discerning true asset price movements from mere investor sentiment fluctuations.
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