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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI161: Building a Balanced Portfolio w/ Daniel Rasmussen

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Business, Investing

4.6593 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:53 - How interning at Bridgewater Associates impacted Dan as an investor. 07:05 - The four types of economic environments that ultimately drive asset class returns. 21:10 - Which asset class performs very well during an inflationary period? 29:18 - Why small-cap value stocks are potentially a great way to diversify your portfolio. 29:18 - Dan’s thoughts on diversifying into international stocks, emerging markets and other asset classes. 37:19 - Why Dan prefers to avoid investing in China. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Check out Verdad Capital’s Research. Check out Ray Dalio’s new book, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. Related episode: MI141: Studying Financial History w/ Ken Winans. Related episode: MI114: Contrarian Thinking w/ Codie Sanchez. Get a FREE audiobook from Audible. Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Read this episode’s transcript and full show notes on our website. Connect with Dan: Website | Twitter | Research Connect with Clay: Twitter HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.8

Small cap value is just pure value, essentially, right?

0:06.3

Whereas if you constrain it to large, you're not getting the real value hit because all the really cheap stuff is in small cap.

0:13.3

Now, the thing to note about small caps is that they're riskier and bankruptcy risk is higher than in large caps.

0:19.8

So you get much bigger swings, especially during recessionary periods where small cap is going to sell off a lot worse than

0:25.2

large cap.

0:29.4

On today's episode, I'm joined by Dan Rasmussen. Dan is the founder and portfolio manager at

0:35.5

Verdad Capital. Before starting Verdad, Dan worked

0:38.7

at Bain Capital and Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund operated by Ray Dalio.

0:45.1

He is also a New York Times bestselling author and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2017.

0:52.0

During our conversation, we chat about how interning at Bridgewater Associates

0:56.0

impacted Dan as an investor, the four types of economic environments that ultimately drive

1:01.6

asset class returns, which asset class performs very well during an inflationary time period,

1:07.8

why small-cap value stocks are potentially a great way to diversify your portfolio,

1:12.8

why Dan prefers to avoid investing in China, and much more. I hope you enjoy this very insightful

1:18.0

conversation with Dan Rasmussen. You're listening to Millennial Investing by the Investors Podcast

1:24.7

Network, where your hosts, Robert Leonard and Clay Fink, interview successful

1:29.3

entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors to help educate and inspire the millennial generation.

1:41.3

Welcome to the Millennial Investing Podcast.

1:43.8

I'm your host, Clay Fink, and today I'm joined by Dan Rasmussen.

1:48.4

Dan, thank you so much for joining me. My pleasure. Thanks for having me on the show.

1:53.5

Now, Dan, we bring a lot of different types of investors on the show, and many of them follow something

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