2021 has been a really interesting year for markets. In this episode we talk about the biggest lessons we learned from the year, and from the post pandemic period in…
Tag: Investing Lessons
My Biggest Lessons From 2021
The experiences all of us have at the beginning of our investing careers do a lot to shape what we believe and how we act going forward. For investors who…
Avoiding Investment Horror Stories
As we emerge from the spooky season, Morningstar asked several financiers for their investment horror stories, and what advice they have for avoiding the worst. Dan Kemp, global chief investment…
Five Lessons Our Podcast Guests Would Teach Your Average Investor
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — One of the things many podcasts have in common is a standard closing question that they ask all their guests. For most of the history of…
William Green: Takeaways from Greatest Investor Interviews
A recent article in the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) offers insights from author William Green, whose new book “Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in…
What Makes Buffett Great. Identifying Bubbles. Importance of Intrinsic Value & More - Lessons From 100 Investing Podcasts
We have reached our 100th episode of Excess Returns. We have been privileged to speak to some of the smartest investors we know over the course of the 18 months…
The Biggest Lessons From Our First 100 Episodes
When we started our podcast in 2019, we were hoping we could create something that would be educational and informative for people who follow our content. But one of the…
Bridgeway's John Montgomery On Their Unique Culture and Lessons From a 25+ Years in Quant Investing
In this episode, we are joined by John Montgomery, the founder and CIO of Bridgeway Capital Management. Bridgeway is unique in the world of Wall Street, where profits are usually…
The Biggest Lessons From Our Five Most Popular Interviews of 2020 (Ep. 61)
When we started our podcast late last year, we were hoping we could create something that would be educational and informative for people who follow our content. We were hoping…
Seven Lessons from Mr. Market in 2020
In Ben Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, he introduces Mr. Market, which is an allegory that is meant to help the reader understand the irrational, groupthink and herding mentality that can…