Fran Kinniry on The Past, Present & Future of Vanguard | #562

The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

The Idea Farm

Business, Investing, Management

4.7 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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My guest today is Fran Kinniry, Principal and Head of Vanguard Investment Advisory Research Center. Fran has been at Vanguard since 1997 and served as the Global Head of Private Investments and Global Head of Portfolio Construction. In today’s episode, Fran highlights the role of advisors to help investors stay disciplined and avoid creating their own bear markets. He discusses his role leading Vanguard’s entrance into private equity in 2020, covering the initial launch and what’s next. He also touches on the market today, making the case for fixed-income, international diversification and rebalancing as 2024 comes to a close. (2:24) Market conditions & investor behavior (6:44) The role of advisors (11:12) Advisors alpha (14:07) The significance of fees and taxes (18:01) Vanguard's expansion into private equity (25:03) Evolution of market efficiency (29:43) The undervaluation of high-quality bonds (33:16) Perspectives on international investments (40:27) Evolving views on value vs. growth investing (42:16) Fran's most memorable investment ----- Follow Meb on X, 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 ----- Follow The Idea Farm: X | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok ----- 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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