To carry on the trend of amazing guests on the show, today we welcome Antti Ilmanen. Antti is the co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR, and the author of a couple of really impactful books that we highly recommend. His most recent is Investing Amid Low Expected Returns, and in today's chat, we get to hear all about the ideas contained in its pages, and the most important moments in his career that have shaped his philosophy. Antti received his PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago and has had a long career of working with high profile names that you might recognize from past episodes of this podcast. Our guest talks about the need for cultivating your patience in relation to your investment portfolio and shares many other great pieces of practical advice that you can implement today. We delve into some bad investment habits that Antti noted in his book and also touch on the usefulness of bonds, illiquid assets, trend following, and much more. Be sure to tune in today to hear all that this great mind has to offer. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:48 Historical Data & Expected Returns 14:24 Usefulness of Bonds 21:54 Illiquid Assets 29:02 Impact & Response to Low Expected Returns 44:48 Trend Following 48:37 Defensive Style Premium & Quality 51:36 Carry vs Value 53:26 Risk & Style Premia 1:04:52 Sticking to your Investment Strategies During Periods of Poor Performance & Antti's "Premier Bad Habit" 1:13:45 The Impact of Ken French on his Career & his Definition of Success Participate in our Community Discussion about this Episode: https://community.rationalreminder.ca/t/episode-202-antti-ilmanen-the-building-blocks-of-long-run-returns-episode-discussion/17065 Books From Today’s Episode: Investing Amid Low Expected Returns: Making the Most When Markets Offer the Least — https://amzn.to/3wvikro Expected Returns: An Investor's Guide to Harvesting Market Rewards — https://amzn.to/3ls53cG Links From Today’s Episode: Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Shop Merch — https://shop.rationalreminder.ca/ Join the Community — https://community.rationalreminder.ca/ Follow us on Twitter — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder Benjamin on Twitter — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Cameron on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Anti Ilmanen — https://www.aqr.com/About-Us/OurFirm/Antti-Ilmanen / http://www.aqr.com/serenity 22 in 22 Reading Challenge — Join the Rational Reminder’s 22 in 22 reading challenge! Ben’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): 7XWESMK Cameron’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): N62IPTX