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Vikram Mansharamani & Chris Cannon, CFA: Becoming a Heterodox Fox – How To Make Your Own Mosaic With Focused Experts

Vikram Mansharamani & Chris Cannon, CFA: Becoming a Heterodox Fox – How To Make Your Own Mosaic With Focused Experts

FromThe Investors First Podcast


Vikram Mansharamani & Chris Cannon, CFA: Becoming a Heterodox Fox – How To Make Your Own Mosaic With Focused Experts

FromThe Investors First Podcast

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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our guest today is Dr. Vikram Mansharamani, who is currently a lecturer at Harvard University. In addition to teaching, he also advises several Fortune 500 CEOs and was listed as LinkedIn’s #1 Top Voice for Money, Finance and Global Economics twice. He has a Ph.D, two Masters degrees from MIT, and a Bachelors degree from Yale University. In this episode, we discuss his new book, Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence. He explains when to rely on experts for help, the importance of focus in today's age, the downside of being constantly overwhelmed with options, and why being a generalist, or taking a generalist approach to problem solving may be favorable to relying on experts. Then we follow up on his 2011 book, BoomBustology, which used a multidisciplinary framework to analyze financial bubbles before they burst.  We discuss the slowdown in China (which he predicted back in 2011) and what he sees in today's market with the increased government debt, participation of the retail traders, and low interest rates. He also touches on why he is one of the few that isn't so bullish on India, and why he's both excited and nervous about going forward. Please enjoy the episode.   You can purchase his new book on Amazon or Bookshop.   Follow Vikram on Twiter at @mansharamani or connect to him via his website here. Follow the CFA Society of Orlando on Twitter at @CFAOrlandoFL
Released:
Jul 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The award* winning Investors First Podcast is a service of CFA Society Orlando. Subject matter experts from our Society interview Founders, Chief Executive Officer’s, Chief Investment Strategists, Fed Presidents and more to discuss timely and relevant topics in finance. Our mission is to educate investors and investment professionals in Florida, the Americas and beyond, with a focus on making you a more informed investor and/or advisor. *The CFA Institute awarded CFA Society Orlando the 2020 Impact and Innovation Award for the Investor’s First Podcast. Previous guests include Patrick O’Shaugnessy, Liz Ann Sonders, Barry Ritholtz, Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic, Dr. David Kelly, Mark Yusko, Annie Duke, Morgan Housel, Peter Zeihan, and Meb Faber. CFA Society Orlando is a member of the CFA Institute's Network of over 150 societies globally. The majority of its members hold the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which is considered the most respected and recognized investment management credential in the world. Fewer than 1 in 5 candidates who begin the program end up successfully earning the CFA charter. Successful candidates take an average of four years to complete the program.