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Keeping it Simple | Ep. 45: Valentin Haddad — No Love For EMH
Feb 10, 2025
Valentin Haddad, an Associate Professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, dives deep into passive investing's impact on market dynamics. He critiques traditional financial theories, highlighting the Grossman-Stiglitz Paradox, while discussing how passive strategies can distort market efficiency. The conversation explores the evolving landscape of active management and index arbitrage, plus misconceptions about market capitalization and liquidity. Haddad emphasizes the importance of portfolio diversification and adapting investment strategies to individual goals.
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- The rise of passive investing blurs the lines between active and passive market behavior, increasing market fragility and inefficiencies.
- Contrasting established theories of market efficiency with behavioral realities, investors often respond sluggishly to pricing opportunities in passive-dominated markets.
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Impact of Passive Investing on Market Dynamics
The podcast discusses the significant transformation in financial markets driven by the rise of passive investing strategies, notably by firms like Vanguard and BlackRock. Valentin Haddad highlights that continuous cash flow into these funds means they are not purely passive but act as active market participants. This blurring of lines raises questions about market efficiency and price stabilization; as passive investors dominate, there may be fewer market participants ready to exploit arbitrage opportunities, leading to increased fragility. Consequently, the removal of active price stabilizers can result in untapped investment opportunities, as fluctuations may go unnoticed or unaddressed.
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