The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I’d say management consulting is any of the other thing that least at that time was the other career trajectory, just my personality, more of a math oriented introvert. My mental image was that he worked in the bank of, back of a bank approving mortgage applications. Finance was the natural fit for GMO.

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Brown Advisory

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even with 75% accuracy we only move from an investable universe where 30% of constituents outperform to now selecting the portfolio from a pool with a 56% win rate. We all know that a 55% hit rate is the top decile across the industry, and the maths above demonstrates why. This is why industry hit rates are so low. 13 It’s a win-win.

Investing 52

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The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

Investment banks were not really a known concept in the area where I grew up. I lined up a bunch of job interviews with a variety of banks. So I got to know banks a little bit. So I interviewed with a bunch of banks, got a number of job offers by the end of the week, and joined Goldman Sachs in October 1998.

Assets 286

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So I, I did a math degree at Oxford, which is more pure math. You know, pure math can be very theoretical and detached from the real world, and it’s getting worse. Those have compounded over the centuries and have managed to amass a huge amount of, of capital. And then I was looking for something more applied.

Investing 130

Investing Investments Clients Management 130

Aleph

JANUARY 14, 2023

Picture Credit: David Merkel, with an assist from the YouImagine AI image generator || Boldly flying in front of a stained glass window Portfolio Management Sick of the ups and downs of the markets? link] Abundant liquidity from the Fed emboldened growth investors to bid prices to unsustainable valuations.

Math 59

Math Assets Government Engineering 59

The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2023

But it was a tremendous experience because I had started off in bond trading, worked my way into portfolio management and running the bond indexing team for a number of years, and then I got asked to take this responsibility, which was much broader. DAVIS: Where international equities, because of valuations, probably 7% to 7.5%.

Portfolio 130

Portfolio Investing Investments Numbers 130

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

So, yeah, I had a career in investment banking with Jefferies, and it was a really good professional experience because I do have the opportunity to work in M&A, equity and debt financing. I had the chance to be part of some very interesting transactions in the banking space. billion deal. BERRUGA: Yeah.

Clients 152

Clients Investing Investments Management 152