Lessons from David Swensen: Equity bias, alignment of interest & why boring is beautiful

About this episode

Jeremy Samuel shares insights from his mentorship with David Swensen and discusses investment strategies over two decades.

Few Australians can say they were mentored by the late David Swensen - the legendary former Chief Investment Officer of the Yale Endowment Fund with one of the greatest long-term track records in history. Today’s guest is one of them. Anacacia Capital’s Jeremy Samuel, shares the lessons that shaped his approach across two decades of managing private and public markets. Chapters : 00:00 Introduction 01:22 Lessons from Yale Model 04:38 Equity Market Trends 08:58 IPOs & Liquidity Shifts 12:45 Boring but Beautiful Businesses 18:00 Active vs Activist Approach 21:02 Valuations & Risk Strategy 24:36 Active vs Passive Debate ——— CPD Points: This episode is accredited for the following CPD points by the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA). Complete the quiz here to claim your points. 0.5 Total Hours Knowledge Requirements: Managed Investments (0.50 hour) Legislated CPD Area: Technical Competence (0.50 hour) ——— This episode has been sponsored by Anacacia Capital. To find out more about Anacacia or their funds head to https://www.anacacia.com.au Thanks to Anacacia Capital for helping us keep all our content on Basis Points, free. ——— Want more Basis Points? Sign up to…

People in this episode

Host: Equity Mates Media

Guest: Jeremy Samuel

Topics covered

• investment strategies
• equity markets
• long-term investing
• business management
• active vs passive investing

Keywords

• David Swensen
• equity bias
• investment strategies
• boring businesses
• active investing
• Yale Endowment
• market trends

Sponsors

Anacacia Capital

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