Gerard O’Reilly on Academic Research and Stocks

Masters in Business

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with Gerard O’Reilly, who is co-chief executive officer and chief investment officer at Dimensional Fund Advisors, which has $650 billion in assets under management. O’Reilly is also a director at the firm. Prior to joining Dimensional in 2004, O’Reilly earned a Ph.D. in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology.

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0:00.0	What does it take to transform a company's mission into a movement?
0:04.6	I say it comes down to two things, math and magic.
0:08.4	I'm Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of I Heart Media.
0:11.4	On my podcast, Math and Magic, I sit down with the visionaries on the frontiers of marketing
0:17.0	to hear how they use data and creativity to bring big ideas to life.
0:22.0	We'll hear from business leaders like Susie Geary, CMO of Ford Motor Company.
0:27.0	We are at that moment when it all changes and I think that a big part of the why we're at that moment
0:32.0	is because of the F-150 Lightning.
0:34.0	It changed everything.
0:36.0	Listen to Math and Magic on our very own free I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:45.0	This is Master's in Business with Barry Reynolds on Bloomberg Radio.
0:51.0	This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest.
0:56.0	Gerardo Riley is a double threat.
0:58.0	He is the Chief Investment Officer as well as the Co-CEO of Dimensional Funds.
1:06.0	They are a factor giant managing about $650 billion in total assets.
1:14.0	This is really a master class in how to think about investing.
1:19.0	How to be systematic, how to approach it from an evidence-based scientific basis.
1:27.0	How to incorporate the best of academic research into your process.
1:33.0	One of the things that I found really interesting was the DFA focus on costs, convenience, and customization.
1:42.0	Not every giant investment firm takes that approach.
1:47.0	Really, I've interviewed a number of folks from DFA, from David Booth to Gene Pharma and throughout the rest of the organization.
1:59.0	I think you will find this to be absolutely fascinating and really informative.
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