The authors of ‘The Architecture of Wealth’ share insights from working with Jack Bogle and decades of research on diversification, indexing, active management, and behavioral bias.
Our guests on the podcast today are Andy Clarke and Nelson Wicas, co-authors—along with Ganesh Suntharam—of the new book, The Architecture of Wealth: The Art and Science of Portfolio Construction. Andy has spent more than three decades as an investment researcher and writer. He has worked at Morningstar and Vanguard, where he served as assistant to Vanguard Founder and indexing pioneer, John C. Bogle. Andy has published research in practitioner journals such as the Journal of Index Investing. He is the author of Wealth of Experience and a CFA Charterholder. Nelson has developed and managed quantitative equity strategies for more than 30 years. Most recently, he worked at Redpoint Investment Management, where he was a founder and research analyst. After completing his PhD in economics at the University of Pennsylvania, Nelson joined Vanguard to help establish its quantitative equity management function. Nelson later helped found Vanguard’s investment counseling and research team to produce portfolio construction insights for clients and internal teams. Nelson has been a visiting professor of economics at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
00:00:00 The Architecture of Wealth
00:06:42 Why Portfolio Construction is an Art and Science
00:10:03 Bogle’s Approach to Active Management
00:15:38 Why Index Investing Isn’t Passive
00:22:09 The Birth of Modern Portfolio Theory
00:26:58 Behavioral Finance, Investor Biases, and Impact of Education
00:36:13 Why Index Funds Finally Took Off
00:39:25 Evaluating Active Managers
00:43:27 The Small-Cap Effect
Charley Ellis: Indexing Is a Marvelous Gift
Jeff Ptak: The Simple Secret to Becoming a Better Investor
Andy Reed: Inertia Is the Most Powerful Force in Behavioral Finance
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