Excess Returns

Excess Returns

Excess Returns is an investing podcast hosted by Jack Forehand and Justin Carbonneau, partners at Validea Capital Management. Justin and Jack discuss a wide range of investing topics, including factor investing, value investing, momentum investing and behavioral finance, and talk to interesting guests with the goal of helping those who watch and listen become better long term investors.
The Hidden Trade War Opportunity | Kai Wu on What Investors Are Missing
Excess ReturnsMay 14, 202500:56:06

The Hidden Trade War Opportunity | Kai Wu on What Investors Are Missing

In this episode of Excess Returns, Kai Wu of Sparkline Capital returns to break down his latest research piece, Investing Amid Trade Wars. Using over two dozen insightful visuals, Kai explores how inv...

The Retail Rally Trap | What the Volatility Market Tells Us About What Comes Next | Kris Sidial
Excess ReturnsMay 05, 202500:59:53

The Retail Rally Trap | What the Volatility Market Tells Us About What Comes Next | Kris Sidial

In this episode, Kris Sidial joins Jack Forehand and Brent Kochuba to break down the mechanics of tail risk hedging, why most volatility strategies fail, and how his team approaches dislocations in th...

Mag Seven Margin Crunch | Cameron Dawson on Tariffs, Recession Risk and the Defensive Investing Trap
Excess ReturnsMay 03, 202500:51:51

Mag Seven Margin Crunch | Cameron Dawson on Tariffs, Recession Risk and the Defensive Investing Trap

Are we heading toward a recession—or just stuck in macroeconomic purgatory? In this episode of Excess Returns, Dave Nadig and Matt Zeigler sit down with Cameron Dawson, CIO of NewEdge Wealth, to explo...

The Market's Best-Kept Secret | Travis Prentice on Momentum's Surprising Edge
Excess ReturnsApril 30, 202500:50:45

The Market's Best-Kept Secret | Travis Prentice on Momentum's Surprising Edge

In this episode of Excess Returns, Justin and Jack welcome Travis Prentice from Informed Momentum Company to discuss the ins and outs of momentum investing. Travis brings nearly three decades of momen...