(Rewind) Why Active Investment Management Fails with Andrew Berkin, PhD

In this rewind of a popular episode, Andrew Berkin, PhD - head of research at Bridgeway Capital Mangement and author of The Incredible Shrinking Alpha - joins the podcast to discuss why active investment management fails, and why you're unlikely to get the outperformance you're looking for. 

Evon and Andrew dive into:

• Research behind why active management fails - both for individual investors and professional managers
• What an "efficient market" means, and why stock markets are efficient
• What is passive investing? 
• Why passive investing goes beyond index funds
• What investor SHOULD focus on, if not trying to actively pick investments.
• And so much more!

Andrew brings so much wisdom and expertise to the conversation. Hopefully this helps optometrists better understand their own investment approach and why it may or may not make sense.

And hopefully it encourages you to take an evidence-based, research-based approach to investing, just like you might take an evidence-based approach to optometry.

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Resources mentioned on this episode:

• Andrew Berkin, PhD - Bridgeway Capital Management
• Perspectives - Bridgeway Capital Management
• The Incredible Shrinking Alpha book
• Your Complete Guide to Factor-Based Investing book
• SPIVA Active vs. Passive Scorecard
• SPIVA US Persistency Scorecard

The Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide.

Chapters

• 0:00 Ep 94 Dr. Andrew Berkin
• 11:48 What is an efficient Market
• 16:16 What proof shows that markets are efficient
• 25:15 Why Alpha is dwindling
• 41:45 What is passive investing?
• 48:56 Why do investors still chase alpha?
• 55:32 What should investors do?