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In his recent interview with Talks At GS, Cliff Asness explains why if great investing was easy, everyone would do it, and the premium would go away. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Asness: So there is a right side. It makes for an excruciating life because you have to … Read More

In his recent article titled – Is Value Just an Interest Rate Bet?, Cliff Asness discusses whether value investing really is an interest rate bet. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Frankly, the assumption of so many pundits who state, when value versus growth has been trading correlated to interest … Read More

In his recent interview with CNBC, Cliff Asness discussed some common misconceptions about buybacks. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Host: President Biden recently saying Exxon makes more money than God, and has criticized Exxon for buying back stock instead of investing in drilling to help Americans. I asked Asness … Read More

In his latest interview on the Family Investment and Impact Series, Cliff Asness explains how his early life made him focus on ‘Moneyball’ type stocks. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: I think intuitive. I think we did have those experiences, and this came later in life. I was not this … Read More

In his latest article titled – Shorting Counts, Cliff Asness responds to the recent Man Group article titled – “Short-selling does not count as a carbon offset. Here’s an excerpt from his response: What does that mean? It’s instructive to back up and examine how the more traditional non-shorting ESG … Read More

In his latest interview on the FEG Insight Bridge Podcast, Cliff Asness explains why everything is extremely expensive versus history. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: So by and large, a stock and a bond portfolio, call it U.S. 60/40. You could do a million different versions of this, right? And … Read More

In a recent article at the Financial Times, Cliff Asness explains why his firm is positioned for one of the most robust recoveries for factor investing since the tech bubble of 1999. Here’s an excerpt from the article: A computer-powered investment fund run by AQR posted double-digit gains in the … Read More

In this interview on Bloomberg, Cliff Asness was asked if he will continue to follow his investing strategy which has underperformed recently. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Asness: We try very hard to approach that question with a very open mind. My mother-in-law’s fond of saying – you want … Read More

In his latest insight titled – Shorting Your Way To A Greener Tomorrow, Cliff Asness examines the use of shorting in an ESG context. Here’s an excerpt from the insight: My colleagues (and even I) have written extensively on responsible investment, as in the use of ESG factors in investment … Read More

In this interview on The Bogleheads Podcast, Cliff Asness discussed his time with Gene Fama, and the confusion around value investing. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Rick Ferri: Well let me ask just a couple of questions on what you just said. Did Fama ever call what he did … Read More

During the latest Management Conference ’21: Keynote Conversation with Cliff Asness, David Booth, and Eugene F. Fama, AQR’s Cliff Asness discusses the important of sticking with your strategy, especially when it becomes really hard. Here’s an excerpt from the conference: Asness: This is a little depressing and a little wonderful … Read More

In a recent interview with Front Row, Cliff Asness discussed the difficulty of sticking with your process, keeping staff and clients, and controlling your emotions, when your strategy is underperforming. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Asness: I am very proud of the fact that as much as I can … Read More