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The Legacy of Jim Simons and Quant Investing with Meb Faber

Meb Faber reflects on Jim Simons, quantitative investing and approaches to understanding markets.

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About this episode

Meb Faber discusses Jim Simons’s legacy and Renaissance Technologies’ influence on quantitative investing. He shares his perspectives on trend following, global diversification and a scientific approach to markets, then discusses US industrial policy, US versus international investing, and a semiconductor stock described in the episode as having outperformed Nvidia.

Discussion themes

  • Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies and quantitative investing.
  • Trend following, global diversification and a scientific approach to markets.
  • US industrial policy and US versus international investing.
  • The semiconductor-stock comparison discussed at recording time.

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