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The Long View

Joel Tillinghast: The Art of Investing

The Long View

Morningstar

Finance, Dan Lefkovitz, Amy Arnott, Entrepreneurship, Investing Leaders, Jeff Ptak, Investors, Christine Benz, Influential Investors, Careers, Long-term Investing, Financial Services, Business, Investing, Morningstar

4.5775 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The legendary Fidelity manager discusses his biggest investing mistake, the implications of AI for portfolio management, and how private equity affects investors in public securities.

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0:00.0

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that are designed to enable financial professionals and clients to plan a path to financial freedom.

0:15.5

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0:20.5

and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York, purchase New York.

0:26.6

Please stay tuned for important disclosure information at the conclusion of this episode.

0:32.9

Hi, and welcome to the Longview. I'm Adam Fleck, Director of Research for Ratings and ESG at Morningstar

0:38.0

Research Services. I'm filling in this week for Jeff Patak. And I'm Christine Ben's director of

0:43.2

personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar. Our guest this week is Joel Tillinghast,

0:48.5

portfolio manager at Fidelity. Joel manages a number of equity funds focused on intrinsic value

0:53.4

and mostly small-cap stocks. Perhaps most notably the low-price stock fund, which he has managed since 1989.

1:00.0

Joel originally joined Fidelity as an equities analyst in 1986 after famously cold-calling Peter Lynch to secure a job interview,

1:06.8

he earned his bachelor's in economics from Wesleyan University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, and is a CFA charter holder.

1:14.3

Joel's track record is simply impressive. Morningstar recognized him in 2021 as outstanding portfolio manager and in 2002 as domestic stock fund manager of the year.

1:24.4

More than 40 years in investing, Joel is slated to retire as a full-time portfolio

1:28.1

manager at the end of 2023, and we're so excited to host him on the podcast today to discuss

1:33.0

his career and his insights. Joel, thank you for being on the podcast today.

1:37.6

Thank you for having me.

1:39.6

Joel, when I think of the most successful fund managers, Your name is absolutely on my short list.

1:45.8

You've had a very impressive track record beating the market for nearly 35 years running the low-price stock fund.

1:52.9

And my first question is, what do you think has driven the mispricing of stocks over that time?

1:59.3

What are the other investors most often miss that allowed you

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