Finance Simplified®

In this episode, hosts Rohan Gupta and Alex Patel talk to Joel Greenblatt, co-founder and co-CIO of Gotham Funds and the author of several bestsellers on investing, about value investing. We delve into topics like the basics of value investing, contrarianism, viewing history, perceptions of risk, and much more!

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Joel Greenblatt is the Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Gotham Asset Management. He founded Gotham Capital in 1985, and has also been a professor on the adjunct faculty at Columbia Business School teaching "Value and Special Situation Investing". He's the author of You Can Be A Stock Market Genius, The Little Book that Beats the Market, The Little Book that Still Beats the Market, The Big Secret for the Small Investor, and Common Sense: The Investor’s Field Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth. He previously served on the Investment Board at the University of Pennsylvania. Joel earned both his bachelor's and MBA from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I continue our conversation with Annie Duke, the author of "Thinking in Bets" and "How to Decide" and a former champion at the World Series of Poker about decision-making under uncertainty. We delve into topics like the benefits of thinking in bets, the role of luck, flaws in decision-making, and much more!

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Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. She wrote "How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices" and "Thinking in Bets", which was was a national bestseller. As a former professional poker player, she won more than $4 million in tournament poker before retiring from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional player, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She also is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. Annie earned her bachelor's from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from The University of Pennsylvania.

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In this episode, hosts Rohan Gupta and Alex Patel talk to Annie Duke, the author of "Thinking in Bets" and "How to Decide" and a former champion at the World Series of Poker about decision-making under uncertainty. We delve into topics like the basics of decision-making under uncertainty, the benefits of thinking as a generalist, cognitive biases, and much more!

Check out the episode to learn about decision-making under uncertainty in a simplified way!

Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. She wrote "How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices" and "Thinking in Bets", which was was a national bestseller. As a former professional poker player, she won more than $4 million in tournament poker before retiring from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional player, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She also is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. Annie earned her bachelor's from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from The University of Pennsylvania.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I continue our conversation with Geoffrey Garrett, the dean of the USC Marshall School of Business and the former dean of the Wharton School of Business, about business education. We delve into topics impact of COVID-19 on business education, Dr. Garrett’s thoughts on the future of globalization and business education and much more!

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Geoffrey Garrett is the dean of the USC Marshall School of Business as well as a professor of management and organization. He was previously the dean of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for 6 years. Garrett’s previous administrative appointments include service as Dean of the business schools at both the University of Sydney (where he was also founding CEO of the United States Studies Centre) and UNSW Australia, and as founding Dean of the International Institute as well as Vice Provost of International Studies at UCLA. He serves on the board of directors and advisory boards for various companies and schools. Geoffrey earned his bachelor's from the Australian National University and a master's and Ph.D. from Duke University.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I talk to Geoffrey Garrett, the dean of the USC Marshall School of Business and the former dean of the Wharton School of Business, about business education. We delve into topics like the basics of business education, differences between undergrad and MBA, and much more!

Check out the episode to learn about business education in a simplified way!

Geoffrey Garrett is the dean of the USC Marshall School of Business as well as a professor of management and organization. He was previously the dean of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for 6 years. Garrett’s previous administrative appointments include service as Dean of the business schools at both the University of Sydney (where he was also founding CEO of the United States Studies Centre) and UNSW Australia, and as founding Dean of the International Institute as well as Vice Provost of International Studies at UCLA. He serves on the board of directors and advisory boards for various companies and schools. Geoffrey earned his bachelor's from the Australian National University and a master's and Ph.D. from Duke University.

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We've been following the tragic developments with COVID in India, and we want to help in any way we can. If you want to use our platform to help, please send us an email at [email protected] letting us know how we can be helpful.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I continue our conversation with Sheldon Stone, co-founder and head of high-yield bonds at Oaktree Capital, about high-yield bonds. We delve into topics like high-yield bond investing attitudes and approaches, learning about the risks associated with high-yield bonds, the nature of different high-yield bond markets, Sheldon’s career at Oaktree, and much more!

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Sheldon Stone is a co-founder of Oaktree Capital and currently is the head of Oaktree’s high yield bond area. In this capacity, he serves as co-portfolio manager of Oaktree’s U.S. High Yield Bond and Global High Yield Bond strategies. Before co-founding Oaktree in 1995, he established TCW’s High Yield Bond department with Howard Marks in 1985 and ran the department for ten years. Prior to joining TCW, he worked with Howard Marks at Citibank for two years where he performed credit analysis and managed high yield bond portfolios. He is on the Board of Overseers at Columbia University as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and a member of the investment committee for Bowdoin College. Sheldon earned his bachelor's from Bowdoin College and his MBA from Columbia University.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I talk to Sheldon Stone, co-founder and head of high-yield bonds at Oaktree Capital, about high-yield bonds. We delve into topics like the basics of high-yield bonds, the history of high-yield bonds, and much more!

Check out the episode to learn about high-yield bonds in a simplified way!

Sheldon Stone is a co-founder of Oaktree Capital and currently is the head of Oaktree’s high yield bond area. In this capacity, he serves as co-portfolio manager of Oaktree’s U.S. High Yield Bond and Global High Yield Bond strategies. Before co-founding Oaktree in 1995, he established TCW’s High Yield Bond department with Howard Marks in 1985 and ran the department for ten years. Prior to joining TCW, he worked with Howard Marks at Citibank for two years where he performed credit analysis and managed high yield bond portfolios. He is on the Board of Overseers at Columbia University as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and a member of the investment committee for Bowdoin College. Sheldon earned his bachelor's from Bowdoin College and his MBA from Columbia University. 

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We've been following the tragic developments with COVID in India, and we want to help in any way we can. If you want to use our platform to help, please send us an email at [email protected] letting us know how we can be helpful.

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We've been following the tragic developments with COVID in India, and we want to help in any way we can. If you want to use our platform to help, please send us an email at [email protected] letting us know how we can be helpful.

And, if you are unaware about the situation in India, we suggest reading up on it as soon as you can.

In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I continue our conversation with Aaron Brown, the former Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management, about quantitative finance. We delve into topics like important quantitative finance concepts, careers in quantitative finance, Aaron’s own career and thoughts on the future of quantitative finance, and much more!

Check out the episode to learn about quantitative finance in a simplified way!

Aaron Brown is the former Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management, one of the largest and most renowned hedge funds in the world as well as a professor and author. In his decades-long career, he has been a trader, portfolio manager, finance professor, head of mortgage securities, and risk manager for institutions, including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley. He was one of the original developers of value-at-risk and one of its strongest proponents. Brown is the author of Financial Risk Management for Dummies, Red-Blooded Risk: The Secret History of Wall Street, The Poker Face of Wall Street, and A World of Chance. He is a frequent contributor to professional literature and speaks frequently at professional and academic conferences. Aaron earned his bachelors from Harvard University and his MBA from The University of Chicago.

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In this episode, my co-host Alex Patel and I talk to Aaron Brown, the former Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management, about quantitative finance. We delve into topics like the basics of quantitative finance, the history of quantitative finance, common misconceptions, how quantitative finance approaches risk management, and much more!

Check out the episode to learn about quantitative finance in a simplified way!

Aaron Brown is the former Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management, one of the largest and most renowned hedge funds in the world as well as a professor and author. In his decades-long career, he has been a trader, portfolio manager, finance professor, head of mortgage securities, and risk manager for institutions, including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley. He was one of the original developers of value-at-risk and one of its strongest proponents. Brown is the author of Financial Risk Management for Dummies, Red-Blooded Risk: The Secret History of Wall Street, The Poker Face of Wall Street, and A World of Chance. He is a frequent contributor to professional literature and speaks frequently at professional and academic conferences. Aaron earned his bachelors from Harvard University and his MBA from The University of Chicago.

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