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.
He Was Overweight Tech for 15 Years. He Just Downgraded the Mag Seven | Ed Yardeni Explains Why
Excess ReturnsDecember 11, 202500:50:00

He Was Overweight Tech for 15 Years. He Just Downgraded the Mag Seven | Ed Yardeni Explains Why

Ed Yardeni returns to Excess Returns to break down the evolving market landscape, why he moved the Magnificent 7 to underweight, and how AI, productivity, interest rates, global markets, and sector le...

Why Most Investors Won't Buy the Best Diversifier | Andrew Beer on Managed Futures
Excess ReturnsDecember 10, 202501:00:45

Why Most Investors Won't Buy the Best Diversifier | Andrew Beer on Managed Futures

In this episode of Excess Returns, we sit down with Andrew Beer to break down managed futures, hedge fund replication, diversification, and what investors can realistically expect from these alternati...

The Water No One Can See | Graeme Forster on Six Courageous Questions for 2026
Excess ReturnsDecember 06, 202501:00:12

The Water No One Can See | Graeme Forster on Six Courageous Questions for 2026

Full Paper: Six Courageous Questions for 2026 https://campaigns.orbis.com/6-courageous-questions-for-2026-us/ Full Paper: Sunrise on Venus https://www.orbis.com/au/media/v63850214696/10093/orbis-white...

The $20 Trillion Absurdity | Jim Grant on the Risk No One Sees
Excess ReturnsDecember 04, 202501:00:36

The $20 Trillion Absurdity | Jim Grant on the Risk No One Sees

James Grant, legendary founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on cycles, interest rates, inflation, credit, the Federal Reserve, private markets, gold, and...