The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

Math 130

Math Management Insurance Assets 130

The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

So I took it upon myself to go off and took a course in bond math, took another course in derivatives and realized the underlying fundamental concepts were barely, I mean, it wasn’t even high school math in most cases. Risk appetite was changing. We just get to focus on assets and asset risk management.

Assets 290

Assets Clients Investing Investments 290

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And I did the math, and I think at that point in time, roughly speaking, assets in ETS were roughly just 10 percent, 12 percent of assets in mutual funds and I was pretty convinced that that number was to increase significantly. I remember telling myself, why would anyone invest in mutual funds when you can buy an ETF instead? BERRUGA: Yeah.

Clients 154

Clients Investing Investments Management 154

The Big Picture

AUGUST 15, 2023

And at the time, I was managing Protege Partners as a hedge fund of funds. Let me say what your compliance wouldn’t allow you to say. RITHOLTZ: So hold the duration risk aside with those two, but just for an investor in treasuries, I know you’ve done the math before. RITHOLTZ: You were crushing it.

Management 130

Management Investing Investments Government 130

The Big Picture

JUNE 27, 2023

BORISH: So one of the geniuses of Paul in really understanding futures markets in general is that most of the innovative risk management approaches came out of the futures markets because of the using margin. So now what do you do with risk management? What were you trading and what was he looking at?

Math 143

Math Risk Management Marketing Marketing 143

The Big Picture

MARCH 27, 2023

You have a lot — RITHOLTZ: The emerging manager category? The survival rate of an emerging manager is low. There are a ton of expenses, and they’re getting higher with compliance and marketing and reporting and investor relationship, et cetera. MIELLE: Exactly. MIELLE: — interviewed. But that’s the thing.

Assets 277

Assets Investing Investments Management 277