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Bill Ackman - Evolving Investment Playbook, From MBIA to Moats
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, joins hosts Michael Mauboussin and Tano Santos to trace the arc of his investing journey—from his early days in real estate finance to founding Gotham Partners and eventually building Pershing Square into a $30 billion firm. Bill discusses formative moments that shaped his thinking, including his controversial early short of MBIA, the painful lessons of the Valeant episode, and the transformation brought about by adopting a permanent capital structure. He also unpacks his investment philosophy, the importance of durability and moats, and his team’s approach to risk, activism, and concentrated investing. Along the way, Bill offers thoughts on AI, higher education, and what excites—and concerns—him about the future — and much more! Key Topics: ● Bill's near-death experience and early independence (2:19) ● Skills learned at Harvard and lessons from rowing and sales (3:50) ● Real estate foundation and Gotham Partners launch (6:44) ● Early credit derivative bet and discovery of MBIA issues (12:23) ● Formation and lessons from Pershing Square (19:02) ● The three eras of Pershing Square and the importance of permanent capital (21:03) ● Bill's investment philosophy and focus on durable moats (27:31) ● Thoughts on capital-light, network-effect businesses (33:58) ● How Pershing Square handles portfolio concentration and risk (36:30) ● Impact of AI and the resilience of activist investing (40:17) ● Student pitch trends and what makes a strong investment case (43:25) ● What Pershing looks for when hiring investment professionals (47:29) ● What worries and excites Bill today (51:34) ● Recommended reading and X as a research tool (54:34) ● And much more! Mentioned in this Episode: ● Pershing Square Capital Management ● Gotham Partners ● MBIA Inc. ● Farmer Mac ● Herbalife ● Valeant Pharmaceuticals ● General Growth Properties ● Hilton Worldwide ● Uber Technologies ● Universal Music Group ● Brookfield Asset Management ● The Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway by Adam Mead ● The Compounders: Lessons from 50+ Stories of Business Growth by Travis Wiedower Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!
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Kristin Gilbertson - Risk, Resilience, and Returns
In this episode, hosts Tano Santos and Michael Mauboussin speak with Kristin Gilbertson, CIO of Access Industries and former CIO of the University of Pennsylvania Endowment. Kristin shares her early interest in economic development and her unique journey through the World Bank, Stanford Management Company, and into managing a major university endowment. She outlines how risk awareness and preparation helped her successfully lead through the 2008 financial crisis and gives detailed insights into asset allocation, manager selection, and the nuances of family office investing. Kristin also discusses career strategies for students interested in the endowment and wealth management space and much more! Key Topics: ● Kristin’s early life and interest in economics (3:33) ● Influential professors and academic inspirations at Harvard (4:10) ● Experience at the World Bank and the Young Professionals Program (10:09) ● Joining Stanford Management Company and portfolio repositioning (15:05) ● Moving to Penn and addressing portfolio gaps and alumni engagement (18:26) ● The responsibilities and structure of a university CIO role (22:00) ● Building Penn’s VC exposure and getting into Sequoia (26:20) ● Kristin’s investment philosophy and fixed asset allocations (34:34) ● Kristin’s role at Access Industries and managing a family office (38:16) ● Differences between endowments and family offices (41:10) ● Concerns about mega-cap stock valuations and ETF opportunities (46:34) ● And much more! Mentioned in this Episode: ● Pioneering Portfolio Management by David Swensen Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!
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Seth Klarman - Contrarian Investing, Discipline, and Building Baupost
In this episode, host Michael Mauboussin sits down with Seth Klarman, CEO and portfolio manager of The Baupost Group. One of the most influential practitioners of value investing, Seth shares his formative stories — from arbitraging coins as a kid to launching Baupost in 1982 — and reflects on his decades-long investment philosophy. They explore timeless principles of market inefficiencies, the importance of temperament, specialization versus generalization, the role of patient capital, and the challenges and opportunities ahead for investors in today’s world. Seth also opens up about technology trends like AI, the evolving market structure, and the enduring lessons from Graham & Dodd — and much more! Key Topics: Seth’s early entrepreneurial ventures and coin arbitrage (2:10) Lessons from working at Mutual Shares with Max Heine and Michael Price (4:12) Starting Baupost and managing the founding families’ wealth (10:53) Core principles behind value investing and market inefficiencies (13:06) The impact of indexing, ETFs, and passive investing trends (16:42) Generalists vs. specialists in investment research (19:06) How Baupost evaluates opportunities across asset classes (21:13) Why value investing combines a contrarian streak with a calculator (23:51) The importance of meeting management teams and assessing intent (26:44) Building and educating a long-term oriented client base (29:06) Managing behavioral biases and fostering the right temperament (31:21) Current market outlook and where Baupost sees value today (34:03) How AI is changing research and efficiency at Baupost (36:54) Broader applications of the “Moneyball” mindset (40:13) The difference between an analyst and a portfolio manager (44:01) Seth’s views on risk, business ethics, and business education (45:50) What worries Seth about the future — and what excites him (48:11) Book recommendations from Seth Klarman (51:42) And much more! Mentioned in this Episode: Margin of Safety by Seth Klarman Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham & David Dodd (Seventh Edition) Moneyball by Michael Lewis Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!
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Kent Daniel — From Physics to Finance: Exploring Market Inefficiencies
In this episode of Value Investing with Legends, Tano Santos and Michael Mauboussin sit down with Kent Daniel, Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School, to discuss his journey from physics at Caltech to leading research in behavioral finance and quantitative investing. Kent shares insights from his academic work and his years at Goldman Sachs, including his critiques of the Fama-French model, the role of intangible information in asset prices, and the implications of short selling constraints. The conversation spans decades of market evolution, empirical challenges, and the behavioral patterns that continue to shape financial theory and practice. Key Topics: ● Introduction by Tano Santos and Michael Mauboussin (0:00) ● Introduction of guest Kent Daniel and his academic and professional background (0:48) ● Kent shares his early life, education at Caltech, and influences like Richard Feynman (3:31) ● Transition from physics to finance, MBA at UCLA, and entry into PhD program (5:46) ● Kent's dissertation on time variation in asset returns and statistical test power (8:02) ● Discussion on behavioral vs. rational explanations for return predictability (11:51) ● Kent's time at University of Chicago during the rise of behavioral finance (15:18) ● Challenge to the Fama-French three-factor model with characteristics vs. covariances paper (22:40) ● Behavioral finance classic: Overreaction and underreaction explained through psychology (27:31) ● Discussion on tangible vs. intangible information in financial markets (36:04) ● Current research on short selling, borrow costs, and market inefficiencies (41:40) ● Kent's experience at Goldman Sachs and practical application of academic research (50:02) ● Reflections on the quant crisis and build-up of leverage pre-2008 (56:26) ● Discussion on value investing post-2008 and limitations of book-to-market (57:00) ● Kent’s nuanced view on market efficiency and the role of frictions (1:02:16) ● Views on indexing, ETFs, and financial market design (1:06:11) ● Kent shares what excites and worries him about the future of markets (1:08:09) ● Kent's current reading and listening recommendations (1:10:07) And much more! Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!
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Cliff Asness — Quant Origins, Value Crashes, and Market Inefficiencies
In this episode, Cliff Asness joins Tano Santos and Michael Mauboussin for a conversation that spans the evolution of quantitative investing, lessons from market crises, and the enduring tension between risk and behavioral explanations in finance. From his formative years at the University of Chicago under Gene Fama to building AQR into a quant powerhouse, Cliff reflects candidly on theory, performance, and how markets may have become less efficient in recent years. Key Topics: Tano and Michael return from sabbatical and reflect on recent academic and classroom experiences (0:00) Overview of Cliff’s career and contributions to quant investing and academic finance (1:13) Cliff recounts his underachiever label, how standardized tests changed his path, and why he chose Penn’s M&T program (2:54) How Cliff’s coding work for Andy Lo inspired his academic path and led to Chicago (5:03) A breakdown of the 1992 and 1993 Fama-French papers, and how they reshaped asset pricing (8:45) Cliff discusses the theoretical divide between Fama and Thaler and his own evolution toward a behavioral perspective (13:08) Memories of presenting momentum to Fama, intellectual honesty, and voice-shaking dissertation defenses (17:13) Why Cliff chose Goldman over academia, his role in developing Goldman’s quant group, and the influence of LTCM (22:00) Launching in August 1998 during the Russia default; early drawdowns and lessons from the tech bubble (27:50) How quant signals hold up, risks of crowding, and the difference between short-term and long-term capacity (34:32) Momentum held, but value strategies collapsed. How AQR dealt with long underperformance (43:31) Valuation starting points can obscure long-term performance; recent decades viewed in proper context (49:22) Cliff's provocative “Less Efficient Market Hypothesis” and three key drivers: indexing, interest rates, and social media (50:54) Is passive investing weakening price discovery? Reflections on Sharp’s arithmetic and Grossman-Stiglitz (54:12) How echo chambers and meme stocks challenge traditional models of rational price formation (58:28) Why companies aren’t issuing more equity despite sky-high valuations, and the fading role of smart capital allocators (1:00:46)And much more! Thanks for Listening! Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow the Heilbrunn Center on social media on Instagram, LinkedIn, and more!
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Value investing is more than an investment strategy — it’s a fundamental way of thinking about finance. Value investing was developed in the 1920s at Columbia Business School by professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, MS ’21. The authors of the classic text, Security Analysis, Graham and Dodd were the very pioneers of their field and their security analysis principles provided the first rational basis for investment decisions. Despite the vast and volatile changes in the economy and securities markets during the last several decades, value investing has proven to be the most successful money management strategy ever developed. Value investors’ success over the second half of the twentieth century proved not only the validity of the value approach, but its preeminence over even the most widely taught and practiced modern investment theory, which was developed in the 1950s and ’60s and remains dominant even today. Our mission today is to promote the study and practice of Graham & Dodd’s original investing principles and to improve investing with world-class education, research, and practitioner-academic dialogue. In this podcast you will hear from some of the world’s greatest investors, their views on the investment management industry, how they developed their investment process and how they see the field changing over time.

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