On today’s episode we are exploring the evolution of Quant investing with Jonathan Briggs. Jonathan holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from UPenn and has had a long career of researching and developing investing techniques for pension funds, such as CPP Investment Board. He is now CIO of his own fund, Delphia, where they are implementing techniques developed from his research. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:24 - Jonathan Briggs’ Background 0:06:51 - Pension 0:08:47 - The Basics of Quant Investing 0:12:55 - Smart Beta / Evolution of Quant 0:17:48 - The Commoditization of the Approach That Has Led to a “Quant Winter” 0:18:47 - What Was the Common Theme Underlying the Strategies of Buffett, Klarman and Soros? 0:21:27 - How Size and Scale Applies to the Strategies 0:30:01 - Quality, Value, and Momentum 0:48:32 - How Machine Learning Is Playing a Bigger Role in the Quant Approach 0:58:50 - Inputs 1:06:09 - Books and Resources That Impacted Jonathan Briggs’ the Most - The Economic Framework Jonathan Has Devised After Decades of Research 📖 BOOKS MENTIONED: - Active portfolio management by Richard Grinold and Ronald Kahn - https://amzn.to/3mrQ3wi - Asset Pricing by John Cochrane - https://amzn.to/3qnnIbx ✔️ Subscribe to Bitcoin Fundamentals/We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/28RHOkXkuHuotUrkCdvlOP 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: theinvestorspodcast.com/the-evolution-of-quant-investing-w-jonathan-briggs-phd ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/tip_network?lang=en ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.