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Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction, Jeff’s role at BlackRock Systematic and setting the agenda
04:09 – From too little to too much inflation and the end of divine coincidence
09:32 – Wage dynamics, “prices are too high” and persistent, not resurgent, inflation
14:48 – Bond equity correlation, the changing role of fixed income and income versus diversification
19:55 – Fiscal dominance, debt loads and the risk of soft financial repression
25:21 – What “systematic” means at BlackRock across beta, factors and pure alpha
30:44 – Trend as a systematic return stream and why BlackRock entered the ETF trend space
35:58 – Breadth, capacity and why market selection matters more than cocoa
41:12 – Defensive alpha explained using a credit lens on equities and crisis behaviour
46:27 – Execution, implementation alpha and using BlackRock’s liquidity river
51:39 – Constraints of wrappers, leverage limits and designing strategies for ETFs
56:54 – Growth of liquid alternatives, 50 30 20 and replacing the old 60 40 mindset
01:02:10 – Equity concentration, big tech, AI and the need for uncorrelated return streams
01:07:32 – Whole portfolio thinking, total portfolio approach and final takeaways

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Check out these resources about farmland investing.

Timestamps

02:24 – A recap on our previous conversation
06:22 – What has changed about their strategy since our last conversation (in 2020)?
10:28 – How does farmland investing actually generate income?
12:32 – How does farmland investing work and operate?
15:28 – Geopolitical volatility – How FarmTogether deals with tariffs
19:00 – How different types of crops carries different types of risk
23:22 – A deep dive into the volatility behind farmland investing
27:40 – What is a fair level of volatility to expect from farmland investing?
30:49 – The tech side of agriculture – where are we heading?
33:58 – Major changes in agriculture on the horizon
40:22 – How much money has been allocated to farmland investing today?
41:58 – Are institutions sleeping on farmland investing?
43:40 – Liquidity and fees – what can you expect from farmland investing?
46:00 – Sustainability and profitability – 2 sides of the same coin
49:08 – How FarmTogether deals with drought and limited water supplies
52:26 – How political pressure impacts agriculture
56:12 – Are we entering an agricultural supercycle?
58:56 – How the billionaires are approaching farmland
01:00:26 – The most important question(s) to ask in farmland investing
01:03:59 – The biggest challenge for family offices today

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Timestamps

01:28 – Introduction to Razvan Remsing and Aspect Capital
06:50 – A critical time for portable alpha products
18:25 – The evolution of the sophistication of investors
25:44 – Why trend following is the magic sauce to your portfolio
33:07 – Are investors sleeping on portable alpha strategies?
37:07 – The state of the CTA space from a global macro perspective
45:14 – The total portfolio approach
52:48 – Razvan's perspective on replication strategies
58:14 – Key advice for working with clients

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Timestamps

04:02 – Introduction to Yoav Git
06:16 – The background behind Graham, Rob and Yoav's relationship
12:15 – What is common about people working at Man AHL?
15:47 – Should you focus on single or multi asset classes?
24:58 – The state and outlook for fixed income and
29:47 – Liquidity and how it plays a role in alternative markets
36:09 – Are investors misunderstanding liquidity?
37:28 – How do you actually measure and think about liquidity?
39:50 – Why are CTAs not widely represented in portfolio?
49:14 – How to understand and master execution
58:01 – Research and technology in systematic trading
01:02:36 – “My love for you is like a magnitude 6 earthquake, your sharpe ratio makes me
tremble in size”
01:05:00 – Are we at a turning point for trend following?

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Timestamps

01:42 – Catching up since our last conversation
07:22 – The importance of having connection and belonging along the path
13:51 – The power of friendships
20:21 – A key component to achieve success
22:20 – The pitfalls of becoming successful
26:47 – How psychology influences investment decisions and how to overcome biases
34:23 – Common biases among successful investors
41:10 – How we can broaden our perspective to include happiness in our perception of wealth
51:45 – Advice to become a healthy successful investor
56:58 – How to set yourself up to survive economic downturns
01:05:00 – How successful investors avoid being taken out of the game
01:11:15 – How successful investors use AI in their investment strategies
01:15:31 – How we can use storytelling to demystify complex financial topics
01:25:25 – Green's advice for other investors
01:31:53 – How different will the future actually be from the past?
01:38:57 – How do you identify ideas and lessons that really matters

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Timestamps

02:24 – Introduction to Anthony Todd and Aspect Capital
05:43 – A global macro perspective
09:45 – How has the industry evolved?
13:51 – Are investors under-allocated to trend?
17:11 – Trend following – a return enhancer?
20:37 – The correlation between stocks and bonds
25:27 – The path to offer multible strategies
29:47 – Balancing choices and guiding clients and investors
33:26 – Are CTAs threatened by replication strategies?
39:11 – How are allocations funded now?
42:28 – CTAs – competitors or a different allocation?
44:44 – Does capping the beta make sense?
49:21 – Are investors becoming too difficult?
52:49 – Todd's view on the use of artificial intelligence
58:13 – Has trend following changed because of AI?
01:02:53 – Excitement and concerns for 2024

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Learn more about Chesapeake Capital.

Timestamps

02:58 – Introduction to Chesapeake Capital
07:02 – Jerry's key trend following learnings
12:54 – Jerry's investment philosophy
17:02 – Being evolutionary without too much tinkering
22:09 – Advice on running a trend following program
26:48 – Their process for selecting parameters
32:15 – What does an improvement look like…if not a higher Sharpe?
39:25 – The role of volatility in the trend following process
44:41 – The challenges of working with clients
48:51 – What if everyone was a trend follower?
54:21 – Can you be a good manager without using stops?
57:05 – Why are the other CTAs “wrong”?
01:04:33 – Trend following disagreements
01:06:42 – Excitements for the future
01:08:23 – Final thoughts

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Learn more about EMC Capital Advisors.

Timestamps

02:19 – Introduction to EMC Capital Advisors
07:30 – Their investment philosophy
10:30 – What differentiates them from their peers?
12:33 – The key to succes
14:06 – Their approach to open equity
17:22 – Staying true to trend following
20:13 – Improving the risk adjusted profile
23:15 – An evolving system
28:19 – Slow or fast?
30:44 – Being aware of volatility
32:44 – Trend following vs. momentum
37:19 – “The technical logic of the system”
40:05 – An adaptive process
43:58 – How they reach their goals
45:46 – Pros and cons of adding more markets
50:11 – How they manage risk
57:23 – How have markets changed over time?
01:00:03 – Trend following disagreements
01:03:53 – What is he excited for this year?
01:06:30 – Thanks for listening

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Learn more about Metori Capital Management.

Timestamps

02:17 – Introduction to Metori Capital Management
04:08 – Their investment philosophy
09:47 – An alternative view on Sharpe
18:44 – Adding value to a trend following program
21:08 – Signal filtering and embedding correlations
24:46 – The better technique and right timeframe
27:35 – Selecting and changing parameters
30:18 – Their view on replication
32:50 – Advice on evaluating and selecting managers
35:48 – Benefiting from alternative markets
39:30 – The risk of alternative markets
41:29 – Looking beyond China
42:18 – Incorporating ESGs with alternative markets
45:20 – Overcoming investors' trend following barriers
49:39 – The role of trend in a multi-asset portfolio
53:47 – Are risk mitigation strategies going out of fashion? 
55:49 – Too much money in trend following?
58:57 – Trend following disagreements
01:00:56 – Expectations for 2023
01:02:55 – Thanks for listening

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Learn more about R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management.

Timestamps

02:16 – Introduction to R.G. Niederhoff Capital Management
03:46 – Their investment philosophy
10:00 – A period of challenges
13:26 – Believing in change
15:45 – Who's Sharpe should we be concerned about?
23:02 – Looking back in time
30:42 – The role of short-term trading
38:56 – What drives short-term trading?
42:47 – Being smart with execution
46:09 – Dealing with the downsides
53:53 – Studying the markets
55:49 – The dangers of machine learning
58:41 – Capacity and liquidity in short-term strategies
01:05:33 – Short-term trading disagreements
01:08:00 – Thanks for listening

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Learn more about Florin Court.

Timestamps

02:46 – Discovering Florin Court's Trend Following Approach
03:54 – The Macro Perspective: Understanding the Big Picture
07:13 – Why Trend Following and Alternative Markets?
15:55 – Skew Over Sharpe Ratio: A Different Way of Looking at Risk
18:31 – Understanding Crisis Alpha: How Trend Following Shines in Turbulent Times
22:27 – Accessing Individual Markets: The Hunt for Alpha
29:20 – Navigating Risks in Alternative Markets
33:39 – The Role of Macro Factors in Alternative Markets
36:41 – From Niche to Mainstream: The Rise of Alternative Markets
40:10 – Working with Trend Following: Tips and Best Practices
47:33 – Managing Risk: An Inside Look at Florin Court's Process
52:06 – The Importance of Macro Awareness in Trend Following
56:02 – ESGs and Investing: A New Frontier?
58:12 – Living the Abu Dhabi Lifestyle
01:01:26 – Factors Impacting Performance: A Closer Look
01:04:54 – The Art of Navigating Different Opinions
01:08:15 – Concerns & Opportunities in 2023: What to Watch Out For
01:11:13 – Thank You for Listening: Closing Remarks

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IT's TRUE – most CIO's read 50+ books each year – get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

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Learn more about Quantica Capital.

Timestamps

02:46 – Introduction to Quantica Capital
05:04 – Their investment philosophy
12:31 – What makes them unique?
17:09 – Reacting to trends
19:43 – Why not do it the easy way?
23:33 – Looking Sharpe
30:34 – Correlation is going to “1”
35:12 – Dealing with shocks
39:02 – The measurement methodologies
43:14 – The role of correlation
46:38 – Good research and potential pitfalls
53:09 – Important discoveries
55:26 – Making adjustments in a larger portfolio
59:11 – The time scale perspective
01:05:07 – The pros and cons of CTA replication
01:10:42 – Setting return expectations
01:14:14 – Trend following disagreements
01:15:45 – Expectations for 2023
01:19:22 – Thanks for listening