System Trader Show

Jack Lempart
System Trader Show

A podcast about evidence-based investing: I invite recognized investors and experts from around the world.

  1. #027: Andrew Beer – Cost Reduction Is the Purest Form of Alpha

    03/11/2023

    #027: Andrew Beer – Cost Reduction Is the Purest Form of Alpha

    Shrouded in mystery and even more misunderstanding, hedge funds have always been very limited for the average investor. Whether for regulatory reasons or because of high capital requirements. But with the revolution started by ETFs, they are now available to the masses. Today, with literally a few dozen dollars in your pocket, you can invest in the same things as hedge funds.The hedge fund industry is burdened with one big sin: high management costs – just like in classic investment funds. This is probably the main source of their numerous failures. But something has been changing here for years, paradoxically partly thanks to the ongoing passive revolution (i.e.: index products). Management costs are falling, and according to Morningstar, the current average management cost among hedge funds is approximately 1.6% per year. Yes – it is still a lot if compared to passive stock ETFs, where the cost may be lower than 0.1% per year. For several years, strategies implemented by hedge funds in the ETF package have been beginning to appear – the so-called managed futures ETFs. Here, management costs dropped below 1% per year.Today, I invite you to an interview with Andrew Beer – a man with 30 years of experience in the hedge fund industry. Some people even call him the “John Bogle of hedge funds” because he offers a very cheap (for this class of strategy) ETF. For more please visit: https://systemtrader.show/027

    1h 4m
  2. #024 – Paul Merriman: Strategic Planning For Investing At Every Stage of Life

    18/11/2021

    #024 – Paul Merriman: Strategic Planning For Investing At Every Stage of Life

    Paul Merriman, my today's guest, is a worldwide recognized authority on index investing, asset allocation, buy-and-hold, and active management strategies. Paul began his career in the 1960s, working briefly as a broker for a major Wall Street firm. He concluded that Wall Street was burdened with too many conflicts of interest and decided to help small companies raise venture capital. He retired in 1982 to create his independent investment management firm. Now retired from his company, he is dedicated to educating investors. In 2013 he created The Merriman Financial Education Foundation, dedicated to providing comprehensive financial education to investors, with information and tools to make informed decisions in their own best interest and successfully implement their retirement savings program. Over the years, Paul has written many articles and books on investing. Paul's weekly podcast, "Sound Investing" was named the best money podcast by Money magazine. Please visit systemtrader.show/024, where 24 is the number of this episode. There you will find additional materials in the form of links. In addition, I invite you to the website systemtrader.show/shop because only now, until the end of November, you can buy my System Trader software at a very attractive price. You can use it to build your ETF or stocks portfolio, backtest it for up to 100 years, and follow it! Evidence-based, not story-based decisions.

    2h 7m

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