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The Science of Investing and Tuning Out the Noise With David Booth (EP.194)
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David Booth, founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, joins me to discuss how academic research transformed investing by challenging Wall Street’s stock-picking culture. We explore why markets function as an information-processing machine, how the efficient market hypothesis reshaped portfolio management, and why most investors are better off embracing evidence-based strategies.
Listen now and learn:
► How the rise of evidence-based investing disrupted traditional stock-picking.
► The role of human ingenuity in driving long-term investment returns.
► How to separate signal from noise and focus on what really matters for your portfolio.
Visit www.TheLongTermInvestor.com for show notes, free resources, and a place to submit questions.
(02:00) From Selling Shoes to the Science of Investing
(04:08) The University of Chicago & The Birth of Evidence-Based Investing
(06:30) Wall Street’s Traditional Approach vs. The Academic Revolution
(14:00) The Hidden Order in Markets—And Why Human Ingenuity Drives Returns
(16:30) The First Index Funds & The Rise of Dimensional
(24:50) Active vs. Passive? Why That’s the Wrong Debate
(28:00) Separating Signal from Noise—How Investors Get Distracted
(29:50) Why More Investors Haven’t Adopted the Science of Investing
(33:00) David’s Advice to His Younger Self
📺 Watch the documentary Tune Out the Noisewww.youtube.com/watch?v=T98825bzcKw
210 episodes
Manage episode 469753450 series 3280613
Want to see what you may be overlooking in your finances? Discover your biggest opportunities in just 15 questions with my Financial Assessment.
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David Booth, founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, joins me to discuss how academic research transformed investing by challenging Wall Street’s stock-picking culture. We explore why markets function as an information-processing machine, how the efficient market hypothesis reshaped portfolio management, and why most investors are better off embracing evidence-based strategies.
Listen now and learn:
► How the rise of evidence-based investing disrupted traditional stock-picking.
► The role of human ingenuity in driving long-term investment returns.
► How to separate signal from noise and focus on what really matters for your portfolio.
Visit www.TheLongTermInvestor.com for show notes, free resources, and a place to submit questions.
(02:00) From Selling Shoes to the Science of Investing
(04:08) The University of Chicago & The Birth of Evidence-Based Investing
(06:30) Wall Street’s Traditional Approach vs. The Academic Revolution
(14:00) The Hidden Order in Markets—And Why Human Ingenuity Drives Returns
(16:30) The First Index Funds & The Rise of Dimensional
(24:50) Active vs. Passive? Why That’s the Wrong Debate
(28:00) Separating Signal from Noise—How Investors Get Distracted
(29:50) Why More Investors Haven’t Adopted the Science of Investing
(33:00) David’s Advice to His Younger Self
📺 Watch the documentary Tune Out the Noisewww.youtube.com/watch?v=T98825bzcKw
210 episodes
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