This week, we speak with Jim O’Shaughnessy, founder and CEO of O’Shaughnessy Ventures. He is also chairman of the board at Stability AI. He is the host of the Infinite Loops podcast and the author of How to Retire Rich, Invest Like the Best, and Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow.
We discuss how the book What Works on Wall Street set the tone for his entire career as a quant. He was the director of systematic investing at Bear Stearns, leaving in 2007 to launch O’Shaughnessy Asset Management, now a part of Franklin Templeton. He explains how the Canvas product came about and how it attracted acquirers’ attention.
A list of his favorite books is here; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday.
You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here.
Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Savita Subramanian, Head of US Equity and Quantitative Strategy, Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She was Institutional Investor All America Research Team for the past 11 years.
Favorite Books
Jim O’Shaugnessy favorite books
Burn Book: A Tech Love Story by Kara Swisher
The Story of Civilization by Will Durant
Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
Books Barry mentioned
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Jim O’Shaugnessy’s authored books
What Works on Wall Street, Fourth Edition: The Classic Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time by James O’Shaughnessy
Invest Like The Best by James O’Shaughnessy
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How to Retire Rich by James O’Shaughnessy
Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow: A Contrarian Investment Strategy for the Next Twenty Years by James O’Shaughnessy
