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Improving Alpha: Scott Chan on ‘Gearing Up’ a Collaborative Model to Mitigate Risks and Generate Returns

Improving Alpha: Scott Chan on ‘Gearing Up’ a Collaborative Model to Mitigate Risks and Generate Returns

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Last year, we were honored to have Chris Ailman as a guest on the Improving Alpha podcast. Fast forward 12 months, and lightning has struck twice for the Improving Alpha team, as we welcome Scott Chan, the current CIO of CalSTRS, to the guest chair. 

As the second-largest pension fund in the United States and the premier teacher’s retirement fund globally, CalSTRS manages over $340 billion in assets. Handling a portfolio of this magnitude requires a sophisticated asset allocation strategy that seamlessly integrates cost-saving initiatives, maximizes returns, and enhances risk management on a grand scale. To date, Scott’s innovative strategies have resulted in an impressive $1.6 billion in cost savings.

Tune in to the newest episode of the Improving Alpha podcast and discover the insights Scott reveals on:

  • how he approaches the ‘reverse pyramid’ structure of his professional career, what he’s inherited from Chris’s tenure at CalSTRS, and the strategic allocation priorities he’s set for the future.
  • navigating the trending opinions on private credit and fixed income, and how it impacts the team’s total portfolio approach.
  • the CalSTRS collaboration model, and how the model is assisting the team to do more sophisticated transactions to boost alpha, including co-investments and joint ventures.
  • ESG and his 3-pronged approach to net zero. 
  • his perspective on investment technology and its power to amplify CalSTRS’ vast reservoirs of data and insights, guiding strategic allocation choices.
  • the current state of interest rates and inflation and whether this period is our new normal or should we expect a ‘reset’ to occur soon.
  • investing red flags and the concept of diversity of thought and risk management.
  • and more.

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Improving Alpha: Shivaram Rajgopal on Ways to Eliminate Governance Disengagement and Zombie Organizations

Improving Alpha: Shivaram Rajgopal on Ways to Eliminate Governance Disengagement and Zombie Organizations

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If you are a CEO at a large public company, who do you speak with when concerned about strategy, formulation of innovative ideas, or even execution of a plan to scale your business investments? Many believe that unless there’s a large activist event or news story, decision-making is solely your own. Is there a way to bring back active governance and drive engagement from board members and investors?

In this latest installment of the Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing, ESG, and Technology podcast Michael Oliver Weinberg and Shivaram, Rajgopal, Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing; Chair of the Accounting Division, Columbia University explore the challenges in corporate governance. Shivaram goes into what makes governance so difficult, the impact of corporate boards on the direction of governance, and why governance can be imagined as a slow-burning background fire that isn’t significant enough to spark investor attention.

Additional Shivaram highlights include: 

  • his early background as a chartered accountant and what led him to Columbia Business School.
  • where do CEOs go if they want to improve their strategy, execution and formulation in governance, especially when it seems there’s no one on the other side listening outside of an activist event.
  • why are companies in the S&P 1500 becoming zombies (in the economic sense), and getting capital that they don’t deserve instead of someone making the hard decisions to kick out of the index.
  • what is the right timeframe to hold an investment in today’s market and is private equity superior to public equity to optimize long-term performance.
  • how can the carrot and stick theory help governance when looking at board structures.
  • what is causing the Japanese markets to model our investment texts (decades later), and why is this so important to governance.
  • When looking at Europe, where are the European Uber, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, or Tesla, and how the governance code impacts their innovation.
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Shiva Rajgopal is the Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Columbia Business School. He has also been a faculty member at the Duke University, Emory University and the University of Washington. Professor Rajgopal’s research interests span financial reporting, earnings quality, fraud, executive compensation and corporate culture.  His research is frequently cited in the popular press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, Financial Times, Business Week, and the Economist. He teaches fundamental analysis of financial statements for investors, managers and entrepreneurs and a PhD seminar on accounting regulation.

 

The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Catherine Ulozas on Innovating a Billion Dollar Endowment

Improving Alpha: Catherine Ulozas on Innovating a Billion Dollar Endowment

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Information overload can occur in even the most skilled institutional investor when considering the amount of managers and intelligence competing for their time and attention. How can a leading endowment CIO or portfolio manager navigate the volume of financial statements, capital calls, risk/reward ratios, and more? How can they mentor junior analysts to find the diamonds in the rough to help generate alpha?

In our latest Improving Alpha podcast, host Michael Oliver Weinberg sits down with Catherine Ulozas, Chief Investment Officer, Senior Vice President, Investment, Drexel University. Catherine shares her extensive background from the early years at ING Direct prioritizing safety in fixed-income investments and how that brought her to the CIO role at Drexel University.

 Additional highlights from Catherine’s podcast interview include: 

  • how is Catherine looking at the endowment risk today, especially in light of increased inflation, increasing spending rates by the university, and more.
  • why was it a critical mission of the endowment to save St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, and how did the $40 million line of credit get paid back in record time.
  • the innovations that her team is making both on an operational level and through advanced analytics.
  • how Drexel’s endowment considers ESG and why Catherine believes the “G” tends to drive a lot of progress across the environment and social aspects of this acronym.
  • positive aspects in real asset investing and the appeal of emerging markets for future asset allocation.
  • how was Drexel able to overcome the deployment challenges of assets in private markets and what are the red flags that her endowment team uncovers when considering investment opportunities.
  • and more

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About Catherine Ulozas:

With over 30 years of investment experience, Catherine Ulozas is a senior executive who has managed pools of capital for endowments, insurance companies, the largest US thrift, and a state pension fund. Catherine is the Chief Investment Officer at Drexel University and has continued to improve the Drexel Endowment’s quality and returns, scoring in the top 10% in the Wilshire Consulting Foundations and Endowment Universe for the last 5 years. 

The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: TC Wilson on Advancing the Practice of Good Medicine through Better Asset Allocation Strategies

Improving Alpha: TC Wilson on Advancing the Practice of Good Medicine through Better Asset Allocation Strategies

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Today there’s tremendous focus around the practice of good medicine, the advancement of healthcare innovations, and positive patient outcomes. One company that embodies these characteristics and provides services to the healthcare industry is The Doctor’s Company. The Doctors Company began in 1976 during a crisis period in medical malpractice claims that were skyrocketing. Formed out of historic legislation for the time, and starting with only 450 members this organization has grown to over 90,000 members.

As the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurance company it takes a steady hand and solid grasp of the balancing that needs to occur in both the underwriting and asset allocation areas of the business. 

Join Michael Oliver Weinberg, host, Improving Alpha Podcast, as he sits down with TC Wilson, Chief Investment Officer, The Doctors Company. Learn more about TC’s journey and the balancing of investments and underwriting to help generate alpha. 

TC highlights the following: 

  • the generation of alpha opportunities across US investment grade and non-traditional investments and how they differ from an endowment or foundation.
  • how he’s looking at private credit and private equity and where the innovation and creativity lie today.
  • how The Doctors Company integrates ESG considerations and supports California’s climate and carbon initiatives in asset allocation strategies, governance, monitoring, and due diligence.
  • what does the organization known as California Organized Investment Network, (COIN) do for environmental benefits in California?
  • how does the challenging regulatory environment impact TC’s diversification strategies in managing his shop? Does he believe that they might be getting penalized prematurely for other players’ bad market moves?
  • steps for identifying red flags in investment strategies and culture.
  • And more

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About Our Guest:

Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President TC Wilson joined The Doctors Company as its first Chief Investment Officer in 2017. Mr. Wilson is responsible for the development, management, and oversight of the company’s strategic investment program. He also ensures that overall investment and growth objectives are met in support of the company’s underwriting profile and operating results. He contributes to The Doctors Company’s strategic growth plan as it relates to investment review and assessment of new partnerships and opportunities. On a day-to-day basis, Mr. Wilson oversees the company’s investment portfolio with the goal of preserving and growing surplus. He also serves as Chairman of The Doctors Company’s 401(k) Committee. Prior to joining The Doctors Company, Mr. Wilson served as Head of Institutional Consulting for The Optimal Service Group (OSG), an investment consultant that specializes in investment advice to the medical malpractice industry. At OSG, he was the lead investment consultant to The Doctors Company from 2000 through 2017. Mr. Wilson has nearly 30 years of investment and consulting experience, including his initial five-year stint with one of the nation’s leading benefits consulting firms in Richmond, Virginia.

The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Chris Wiggins Exploring and Exploiting the Value of Artificial Intelligence

Improving Alpha: Chris Wiggins Exploring and Exploiting the Value of Artificial Intelligence

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Allocators face a barrage of ideas and debates around the use of artificial intelligence and large language models, better known as LLMs. How can huge amounts of investor data be transformed and enriched to solve challenges in asset allocations and improve an investment team’s strategy? Better yet, have we accumulated enough ‘scar tissue’ in artificial intelligence to understand what AI gets wrong and is easily corrected, versus what is instantaneously correct and becomes actionable intelligence?

In our latest episode of the Improving Alpha podcast, host Michael Oliver Weinberg sits down with Chris H. Wiggins, Chief Data Scientist, The New York Times and Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, to dive deeper into the fundamentals of data science, dashboarding, and KPIs.

Further highlights from Michael’s discussion with Chris include: 

  • in a crowded field of AI adopters, where does the advantage lie today? With the new disruptors in a given industry or the incumbents?
  • what are the forces behind data science and how does the framework of descriptive data sets, predictive models, and prescriptive solutions help inform those wishing to leverage AI or LLMs?
  • when adding a data scientist to an investment team, what should the hiring organization be on the lookout for, before extending an offer?
  • the ‘shocking’ acceptance of the AI problem.
  • AI’s impact on the labor force in the next few years.
  • from an investment play is it better to buy into the AI craze and the deep learning networks, or is the real ‘gold rush’ centered around the requirements necessary to expand artificial intelligence usage via data centers, people who train the models, and the data contained in these models? 
  • Listen now to find out more. 

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About Our Guest:

Chris Wiggins is an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University and the Chief Data Scientist at the New York Times. At Columbia he is a founding member of the Department of Systems Biology, the executive committee of the Data Science Institute (http://datascience.columbia.edu/), and the Institute’s education and entrepreneurship committees. He is also an affiliate of Columbia’s Department of Statistics and a founding member of Columbia’s Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2). He is a co-founder and co-organizer of hackNY (http://hackNY.org), a nonprofit that since 2010 has organized once-a-semester student hackathons and the hackNY Fellows Program, a structured summer internship at NYC startups. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia he was a Courant Instructor at NYU (1998-2001) and earned his PhD at Princeton University (1993-1998) in theoretical physics. In 2014 he was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society and is a recipient of Columbia’s Avanessians Diversity Award.

The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Olivier Toubia and the Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence

Improving Alpha: Olivier Toubia and the Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence

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In an age of artificial intelligence, (AI) many allocators are realizing that humans alone, or software alone, can’t match or exceed the gains that occur when software and human expertise combine. Layer that into the ability of generative AI to do something better, faster, and more cheaply, and investors can begin to see a game-changing impact on business operations.

Join Michael Oliver Weinberg, host of the Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing ESG, and Technology podcast and Olivier Toubia, Glaubinger Professor of Business Marketing Division, Columbia Business School, for a deep dive into how modern advancements, particularly generative AI, are reshaping the landscape of allocation strategies and more. Olivier shares his journey from early beginnings in math and engineering to the evolution of data science and how new analytical techniques (machine learning, natural language processing, and large language models), can be leveraged to better understand humans and optimize business operations.

 Further highlights that Olivier shares: 

  • the +20 years of thought leadership and insight around innovation that went into his Columbia Business School course, Foundations of Innovation.
  • what are some of the granular applications for artificial intelligence as it relates to Wall Street and other allocators.
  • the training of artificial intelligence models and the output guardrails that get included in human stereotypes.
  • can we remove human biases from training data when humans are tagging or labeling data that may be aligned to political affiliations, education, personal experiences, or more?
  • emerging research of brainstorming with generative artificial intelligence and what is happening with screening or rating of the ideas that are pulled through brainstorming.
  • And more

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Olivier Toubia is the Glaubinger Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on various aspects of innovation, including preference measurement and idea generation. Specifically, he combines methods from social sciences and data science, to study human processes such as motivation, choice, and creativity. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief at the journal Marketing Science. He teaches a course on Foundations of Innovation and the core marketing course. He received his MS in Operations Research and PhD in Marketing from MIT.

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The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: David Teten on the Future of VC Models, Tools for Improving Alpha and the Portfolio Diversification Game

Improving Alpha: David Teten on the Future of VC Models, Tools for Improving Alpha and the Portfolio Diversification Game

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The portfolio diversification game takes a ton of time, energy, effort, and even during the best of times companies that you might be super bullish about can flame out, just as easily as those that are near death, can suddenly rebound. This is certainly the case in areas of venture capital (VC) or angel investing. In our latest episode of the Improving Alpha podcast, host Michael Oliver Weinberg is joined by David Teten, Venture Partner, Coolwater Capital to discuss thoughts on becoming a serial builder of venture capital firms, how investment tools being used to generate alpha are evolving, and more.

Listen as David shares his journey from the early days as an investment banker to becoming a key player in building and scaling venture capital firms, emphasizing the pivotal role of technology and strategic asset allocation in modern investment practices.

Further highlights: 

  • why strategic allocators give money to investors, and why the answer is not as simple as the generation of alpha.
  • what is so attractive about alternative VC models and could it be a way for VC investors to get a larger part of the investment pie?
  • what sort of challenges exist today for VCs in achieving investment goals, and why Warren Buffet quotes like, “You should invest when there’s blood in the water”, don’t paint the full metaphoric picture for this type of investor.
  • are family offices overestimating their competencies and what is one of the biggest secrets (as David sees it) in institutional investing today?
  • macro trends in the VC universe and what is the most disruptive theme impacting investing today.
  • And more.

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David Teten is a Venture Partner with Coolwater Capital, known as “Y Combinator for emerging VCs”. Coolwater runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers and invests as a limited partner, in general partnerships, in fund management companies, and also directly into startups. He is the Founder of Versatile VC, backing “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and succeed. He is Chair of PEVCTech, a community of private equity and VC funds working to generate alpha by leveraging technology and analytics.

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The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Mazen Jabban on the Dangers of Delegating Away Allocator Innovation

Improving Alpha: Mazen Jabban on the Dangers of Delegating Away Allocator Innovation

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Navigating the world of technology innovations as a chief investment officer or portfolio manager is akin to a thrilling game of high-stakes poker or a graceful tango. Your success hinges on your ability to not just welcome incoming innovations but also effectively implement them, enhancing data transparency, boosting portfolio returns, and more.

In this episode of the Improving Alpha podcast, Michael Oliver Weinberg is joined by Mazen Jabban, Chairman & CEO, Vidrio Financial. Mazen details his journey on what led him to create Vidrio Financial, and how allocators should look at the paradigm shifts occurring in innovations across the investment community. 

Mazen further highlights: 

  • how the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence and large language models (LLM) could shape the landscape for institutional investors.
  • the continued significance of transparency within the GP-LP relationship and the transformative influence of technology on these dialogues.
  • the investment for allocators to dedicate resources towards purchasing or constructing infrastructure to enhance data management practices..
  • how can institutional investors successfully implement a comprehensive portfolio strategy when faced with segmented teams spanning private equity, real estate, and hedge funds, each with their unique risk, data, and performance methodologies.
  • insights on private credit and the transformative potential of technology advancements for this asset class.
  • And more.

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Mazen Jabban is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vidrio Financial, a New York-based company that provides institutional investors managing alternative investments with investment management solutions on a single platform. He is responsible for setting strategic direction and the firm’s product development roadmap. 

As an entrepreneur at heart, with years of experience in investment strategies, IT systems, management consulting, real estate development, and investment he is always looking for new ways to grow.

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The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Karen Yeyinmen on Strengthening the Institutional Investment Toolkit through Action Research

Improving Alpha: Karen Yeyinmen on Strengthening the Institutional Investment Toolkit through Action Research

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Can a culture of growth and experimentation in institutional investing unlock deeper-level benefits to improving alpha? Would you be able to risk the old conception of yourself or your organization by exploring new forms of action and inquiry to help identify the best talent through due diligence or to combine two cultures post-Merger & Acquisition?

In the latest installment of the Improving Alpha podcast, Michael Oliver Weinberg speaks with global organization leader and executive coach Karen Yeyinmen to unravel the intricacies of leadership psychology for asset managers (particularly Private Equity firms) and allocators. 

Together, they delve into the transformative power of understanding one’s internal motivations and behaviors to foster sustainable organizational change. Through the lens of action inquiry, Karen provides listeners with a roadmap to align their developmental stage with the challenges of their leadership roles.  

Karen highlights: 

  • her early intellectual awakening to the delicate balance between influencing behaviors and eroding trust.
  • how a practice of action inquiry can be applied in the investment world to accelerate growth and create value through enhanced performance.
  • versatility of the action-inquiry toolkit and how it can be applied holistically or modularly to address specific growth and performance challenges.
  • Understanding center of gravity action logics and how these can be deployed and developed for team success.
  • and more

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The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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Improving Alpha: Ciamac Moallemi on the Black Box of Systematic Investing, Bitcoin, and Neural Networks

Improving Alpha: Ciamac Moallemi on the Black Box of Systematic Investing, Bitcoin, and Neural Networks

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Is bitcoin a ‘safe-haven’ or still too risky for institutional investors to include as part of a larger portfolio allocation? How is systematic investing changing today with the influence of neural networks and artificial intelligence? 

Michael Oliver Weinberg, host of the  Improving Alpha: Innovation in Investing ESG, and Technology podcast invites Ciamac Moallemi, William von Mueffling Professor of Business Decision, Risk, and Operations Division, Columbia Business School, to unravel some of the mysteries behind decentralized finance (DeFi) and quantitative investing. Cimac will detail his expertise and how his ‘agnostic’ career interests have led him from early beginnings in science to financial applications in hedge funds, and more.

Ciamac discusses: 

  • the definition of stochastic control, and how it is applied to blockchains and decentralized finance.
  • how neural networks have changed both in technological computing power and the investment costs to run that power today.
  • what was the catalyst for writing the paper, “Monopoly without a Monopolist: An Economic Analysis of the Bitcoin Payment System”, and what Cimac believes Bitcoin really is at its core.
  • the technology perspective of Ethereum and how that is different from the Bitcoin framework. Will one prevail over the other as we move forward?
  • an academic and practitioner background when it comes to systematic investing today. What are the three main pieces of systematic investing, and why it shouldn’t be thought of as a black box.
  • And more

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The information covered and posted represents the views and opinions of the guest and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Vidrio Financial, and/or our host, Michael Oliver Weinberg. The Content has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional investing advice. Always seek the advice of your financial advisor or other qualified financial service provider with any questions you may have regarding your investment planning.

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