Dr. Charles D. Ellis is the founder and former managing partner of Greenwich Associates, an international consultancy where he advised large institutional investors, foundations, and government organizations in more than 130 financial markets across the globe. He taught investment management courses at the Yale School of Management and at Harvard Business School. He sat on the Board of Directors of The Vanguard Group. In addition, Charley was a successor trustee of Yale University, where he chaired the university’s investment committee with David Swensen. He is the author of a number of books including Winning the Loser’s Game, which has recently come out in its 8th edition. In the podcast, we talk about:
Why it has become harder for investors to outperform the market
The rise of highly professional investors
The difficulty of finding good investment managers
The poor returns of investment managers
The importance of time in assessing performance
Market timing versus factor investing
The impact of monetary policy on markets
The problem with bond investing
Outlook for equity returns
Understanding your total portfolio
Think over long time horizons and importance of character
Benefit from intelligence of others through index investing
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