Episode #451 Investing in Esoteric Assets Rishi Ganti, CFA, founder of Orthogon Partners, a private investment fund focused solely on esoteric assets, explains why he searches for what he calls esoteric assets and why this is the area where investors should be hunting for opportunities. Episode Transcript: https://cfainst.is/3pvys5u Topics discussed: 2:32 - City living nowadays 4:35 - “The come-to-Jesus” moment 8:47 - What conceptions we might have wrong and what led Rishi to the Orthogon path 14:33 - More about Orthogon 17:04 - What is an esoteric asset? 21:40 - Opportunities discovered 25:52 - The intensive process of surfacing opportunities 32:58 - What ray of sunshine has some from the pandemic? 35:18 - What would you bring on a NASA flight 37:15 - Flight or invisibility, which would you choose? Related articles and links:

Institutional Investor: https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1phwnq5888jf2/Why- Modern- Finance- Is- Ruining- the- World

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