Eugene Fama on 60 Years of Finance Research, Index Funds, and Market Efficiency
About this episode
Eugene Fama discusses his influential work in finance and the development of the Efficient Market Hypothesis.
If you have money in an index fund, you are benefiting from Eugene Fama's work. In this Extra Slice of The Pie, the Nobel laureate and "father of modern finance" reflects on a career that reshaped how trillions of dollars are invested, including his development of the Efficient Market Hypothesis, which provides the theoretical foundation for passive investing.
People in this episode
Guest: Eugene Fama
Topics covered
- finance
- index funds
- market efficiency
- investment theory
- Nobel laureate
Keywords
- Eugene Fama
- finance research
- index funds
- market efficiency
- Nobel laureate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Becker Friedman Institute
Books & works: Efficient Market Hypothesis
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