Collaborative Fund Conversations Ashvin Chhabra: Playing Your Own Game
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Jan 28, 2025 Ashvin Chhabra, President of Euclidean Capital and former Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch, shares his insights from a career that bridges finance and physics. He discusses the balance of complexity and simplicity in career transitions and highlights the art of storytelling in finance. Chhabra emphasizes the importance of patience in investment strategies, criticizing the allure of quick returns. He also explores investing at the intersection of biology and physics, underscoring how personal passion shapes investment approaches.
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Career Change and Sacrifice
- Ashvin Chhabra shares how he made a career change by taking an 80% pay cut to join the Institute for Advanced Study.
- This decision, driven by personal reasons and the opportunity to work with exceptional individuals like Jim Simons, proved pivotal in his career.
The Power of Time in Compounding
- Compounding's key is time, not solely returns.
- Prioritize endurance with reasonable returns over chasing high returns quickly.
Question Everything
- Question everything and challenge conventional wisdom.
- Ashvin Chhabra emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and challenging assumptions, even in established fields like finance.
