Interview: James Simons
James Harris Simons has been described as “the world’s smartest billionaire”, amassing a fortune through the clever use...
MIB: Jeff Sherman of Doubleline Capital
This week I sat down with Jeffrey Sherman, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Doubleline Capital. Sherman, a CFA charter holder, is...
James Simons: Conquering Wall Street with Mathematics
A speech and Q&A with billionaire and the second richest hedge fund manager in the world, James Simons. In this speech James talks...
By The Numbers
By The Numbers is a new blog by my friend and colleague Nir Kaissir. He does great work for Bloomberg Gadfly. His approach...
EBI: Asness in Purgatory
One week from today is the 2nd annual Evidence-Based Investing Conference in NYC. It is an amazing line up of keynote speakers,...
MiB: Paul Wilmott on Creating a Quadrillion Dollars Out of Thin...
What happens when you create a quadrillion dollars out of thin air, and then blow it up? Paul Wilmott, a quantitative finance expert,...
MiB: Paul Wilmott on Trouble with Quants
When you create a quadrillion dollars out of thin air, and then blow it up, you have a problem. So says Paul Wilmott, a quantitative...
MiB: Quant 3.0 with Matthew Rothman
Matthew Rothman is the head of Global Quantitative Equity Research at Credit Suisse as well as a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the MIT...
Turbulent Times in Quant Land
This week’s MiB is with Matthew Rothman, currently head of Global Quantitative Equity Research at Credit Suisse, and Senior...
Are We At Peak Factor Investing?
A Hot Investment Style Looks Great in the Rearview Mirror Investment vehicles designed based on past performance might just disappoint in...