Season 1

We Asked a $4.5B Quant Manager Why the S&P 500 Is Just 46 Stocks — and Why Small Caps Aren't Dead
Excess ReturnsMay 08, 202601:02:46

We Asked a $4.5B Quant Manager Why the S&P 500 Is Just 46 Stocks — and Why Small Caps Aren't Dead

Elena Khoziaeva, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Bridgeway Capital Management, joins Excess Returns to discuss factor investing, small caps, value investing, market concentration,...

The Opportunity No One Sees | Richard Bernstein on Finding Value in a Narrow Market
Excess ReturnsApril 29, 202601:02:24

The Opportunity No One Sees | Richard Bernstein on Finding Value in a Narrow Market

This episode explores one of the most important debates in markets today: whether investors are underestimating the risk of higher inflation and overconcentrating in a narrow group of growth stocks. R...

Feeling Safe Is the Risk | Chris Davis on Finding Durable Companies in a Disrupted World
Excess ReturnsApril 27, 202601:02:32

Feeling Safe Is the Risk | Chris Davis on Finding Durable Companies in a Disrupted World

This episode with Chris Davis of Davis Advisors explores how investors should think about risk, valuation, and opportunity in a market defined by high valuations, technological disruption, and major m...

Buy High, Sell Higher | Travis Prentice on Dispersion, Passive's Structural Risk and Why 52 Week Highs Don't Mean What You Think
Excess ReturnsApril 24, 202600:59:18

Buy High, Sell Higher | Travis Prentice on Dispersion, Passive's Structural Risk and Why 52 Week Highs Don't Mean What You Think

This episode explores how massive structural shifts—AI, deglobalization, and the rise of passive investing—are reshaping markets and what that means for investors. Informed Momentum Company CIO Travis...