The Road Less Traveled: Discipline & Hedge Funds with Christian Anthony Part 2

 Today on the Buckle Up Podcast Universe, we had my good friend Christian Anthony join us for an incredibly informative and meaningful conversation.

Hedge Fund : Vancouver, BC : Pathfinder : Career Journey

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Christian brought clarity on multiple levels — emotional, personal, and professional. We talked deeply about emotional discipline, clarity of thought, and how those same principles translate into success in life and investing. He broke down hedge funds in a way that’s actually understandable, walking us through the process, mindset, and long-term thinking behind what most people only hear about on the surface.

Beyond finance, Christian shared his upbringing in Vancouver, his family roots, and the journey that shaped him. What stood out most is that he didn’t take the easy or obvious road — he took the road less traveled, choosing growth, patience, and learning over shortcuts. That mindset ultimately led him to building and running a hedge fund that’s now among the top performers in Canada.

This episode wasn’t just about money — it was about discipline, perspective, resilience, and doing things the right way over time. Christian was thoughtful, grounded, and incredibly generous with his knowledge.

If you’re interested in investing, personal growth, emotional clarity, or learning how high-level thinkers operate, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Christian Anthony: Born in Vancouver, BC to Scottish and Filipino parents. Has 3 brothers and 1 sister.

Went to high school at West Point Grey Academy where he captained the basketball and soccer team.

Partial academic scholarship to Gonzaga University where he spent 4 years and graduated.

Had a few job offers after uni and took an equity research associate role at GMP Securities in Calgary, covering Oil& Gas.

After 4 years in that role he had two job offers: an equity research role at National bank in Calgary and a investment analyst role at Philips, Hager & North in Vancouver

He took the Philips, Hager & North role in Vancouver to better learn investing.

After 3 years at PH&N he left to join a startup investment firm “Pathfinder asset management” where he started a hedge fund

He has been there for 13 years and the fund has delivered a top 10 sharpe ratio of all the hedge funds in Canada the last 4 years.

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 Buckle up — this one delivers.