Citywire: Mistakes Were Made

For the first episode of season 2, we are joined by Rob Arnott.
Rob is known as the ‘godfather of smart beta’ for his pioneering work researching and building quantitative investment strategies.
Research Affiliates, the Newport Beach-based firm he founded in 2002, offers a series of reweighted indices and asset allocation strategies and runs some $171bn of assets.
Rob tells the Mistakes Were Made team how he lost a third of his net worth in a matter of days (don’t worry, he made it back!), why it’s wrong to write off value, and the importance of curiosity.

Show Notes

For the first episode of season 2, we are joined by Rob Arnott. Rob is known as the ‘godfather of smart beta’ for his pioneering work researching and building quantitative investment strategies. Research Affiliates, the Newport Beach-based firm he founded in 2002, offers a series of reweighted indices and asset allocation strategies and runs some $171bn of assets. Rob tells the Mistakes Were Made team how he lost a third of his net worth in a matter of days (don’t worry, he made it back!), why it’s wrong to write off value, and the importance of curiosity.

What is Citywire: Mistakes Were Made?

Hosts Alex Steger, Frank Talbot, and Chris Sloley ask the best investors about their worst mistakes, and (crucially) what they learned from them.

We hear from some of the brightest minds in markets, advice, and analysis to glean their gravest errors and discover how they beat their blunders to become better investors today.