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The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

Eugene Fama – A Life in Finance | #455

The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

The Idea Farm

Business, Investing, Management

4.7938 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Today’s guest is the legendary Professor Eugene Fama, a 2013 Nobel laureate and widely recognized as the “father of modern finance.” In today’s episode, we talk to Professor Fama about whether he thinks the Fed can control inflation, where the phrase efficient markets came from, and his take on the global market portfolio. As we wind down, we hear the last time he bought an individual stock. ----- Follow Meb on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com ----- This episode is sponsored by Masterworks. Masterworks is opening the doors to top-tier, blue-chip art investments to everyone. Visit masterworks.com/meb to skip their wait list. Today’s episode is sponsored by The Idea Farm. The Idea Farm gives you access to over $100,000 worth of investing research, the kind usually read by only the world’s largest institutions, funds, and money managers. Subscribe for free here. ----- Interested in sponsoring the show? Email us at [email protected] ----- Past guests include Ed Thorp, Richard Thaler, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Campbell Harvey, Ivy Zelman, Kathryn Kaminski, Jason Calacanis, Whitney Baker, Aswath Damodaran, Howard Marks, Tom Barton, and many more. ----- Meb's invested in some awesome startups that have passed along discounts to our listeners. Check them out here! ----- Disclaimer: Past performance is not indicative of future results. This document does not constitute advice or a recommendation or offer to sell or a solicitation to deal in any security or financial product. It is provided for information purposes only and on the understanding that the recipient has sufficient knowledge and experience to be able to understand and make their own evaluation of the proposals and services described herein, any risks associated therewith and any related legal, tax, accounting or other material considerations. To the extent that the reader has any questions regarding the applicability of any specific issue discussed above to their specific portfolio or situation, prospective investors are encouraged to contact Cambria or consult with the professional advisor of their choosing. Certain information contained herein has been obtained from third party sources and such information has not been independently verified by Cambria. No representation, warranty, or undertaking, expressed or implied, is given to the accuracy or completeness of such information by Cambria or any other person. While such sources are believed to be reliable, Cambria does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. Cambria does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein as of any future date. All investments involve risk, including the risk of the loss of all of your invested capital. Please consider carefully the investment objectives, risks, transaction costs, and other expenses related to an investment prior to deciding to invest. Diversification and asset allocation do not ensure profit or guarantee against loss. Investment decisions should be based on an individual’s own goals, time horizon, and tolerance for risk. Masterworks is not registered, licensed, or supervised as a broker dealer or investment adviser by the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any other financial regulatory authority or licensed to provide any financial advice or services. Source: (2022, September 13). Wall St suffers worst sell-off since June 2020 after inflation data. Financial Times Source: (2022, September 19). Fund managers pitch ‘alts’ to retail investors as institutions max out. Financial Times Source: (2022, September 30). Inflation punches Wall Street again, ending knock-down quarter. Reuters Source: (2022, June 24). State of the Art Market: An Analysis of Global Auction Sales in the First Five Months of 2022. Artnet News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Medfavor Show, where the focus is on helping you grow and preserve your wealth.

0:11.0

Join us as we discuss the craft of investing and

0:13.5

uncover new and profitable ideas all to help you grow wealthier and wiser.

0:17.2

Better investing starts here.

0:20.0

Meff Faber is the co-founder and chief investment officer at Cambria Investment Management.

0:23.4

Due to industry regulations, he will not discuss any of Cambria's funds on this podcast.

0:27.2

All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion

0:31.1

of Cambria Investment Management or its affiliates.

0:33.4

For more information, visit cambria Investments.com.

0:36.3

Hello, my friends, we got a huge show for you today. Our guest is the

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legendary professor Eugene Fama, a 2013 Nobel Laureate and widely recognized as the

0:48.8

father of modern finance. Today's episode we talked to Professor Fama about whether he thinks the

0:54.3

Fed can control inflation, where the phrase efficient markets even came from, and his

0:59.2

take on the global market portfolio. As we wind down, we hear the last time he bought an individual stock.

1:06.0

American Farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate.

1:10.0

According to the USDA, the U.S. has lost four acres of farmland per minute since 2000.

1:15.6

That's a landmass larger than the state of Florida, lost a real estate development and

1:19.9

soil burnout. All the while the demand for food, especially healthy organic food,

1:24.8

continues to rise as much as 13% annually in recent years. Farmland LP is one of the largest investment

1:32.2

funds in the U.S US focused on the organic market,

1:35.2

is ideally suited to take advantage of the dwindling supply of farmland and the rapidly increasing

1:40.6

demand for food. Its strategy focuses on converting

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