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The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

Paul Kim, Simplify Asset Management – Embracing Convexity Through The ETF Structure | #402

The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

The Idea Farm

Business, Investing, Management

4.7938 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Paul Kim, co-founder and CEO of Simplify Asset Management, an ETF provider focused on helping advisors build better portfolios. In today’s episode, Paul kicks it off by giving us an overview of Simplify and the firm’s focus on long volatility ETFs that either generate income or hedge downside risk. We discuss the ability to use options in the ETF structure, an idea Paul and his team have embraced to create convex strategies. After looking back at Paul’s time at Pimco, we dive into some of his strategies. We touch on strategies that hedge bonds and stocks and even Simplify’s thematic health care ETF that gives 100% of the proceeds to charity. ----- 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 ----- Sponsor: Today's episode is sponsored by The Active Share podcast. If you’re seeking the less obvious and are curious about the ever-changing world and how it affects investing, The Active Share podcast is for you. Hear thought-provoking conversations with thought leaders, company executives, and William Blair Investment Management’s own analysts and portfolio managers as they share unique perspectives on investing in a world that’s always evolving. Listen to The Active Share on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or TuneIn or visit here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Mebb Faver 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. Better

0:17.4

investing starts here.

0:19.4

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

0:23.4

Didn't industry regulations, he will not discuss any of Cambra's funds on this podcast.

0:27.1

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

0:30.8

opinion of Cambria Investment Management or its affiliates.

0:33.4

For more information, visit Cambria Investments.com.

0:36.4

What's up everybody?

0:40.4

We got a fun show today.

0:41.4

Our guest is Paul Kim Kim co-founder and

0:43.9

CEO of Simplify Asset Management EDF Provider focused on helping advisors build

0:48.7

better portfolios and today's show Paul kicks it off by giving us an overview of Simplify and the firm's focus on long volatility ETFs that either generate income or hedge downside risk.

0:59.0

We touch on the ability to use options in the EDF structure, an idea Paul and his team have embraced to create convex strategies.

1:05.0

After looking back at Paul's time at PIMCO, we dive into some of his strategies.

1:09.0

We touch on ones that hedge bonds and stocks and even simplifies thematic health care EDF that gives all the proceeds to charity.

1:16.0

American Farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate.

1:20.0

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

1:25.6

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

1:30.2

soil burnout.

1:31.2

All the while the demand for food, especially healthy organic food,

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