William J Bernstein ValueTalks

Hello Listeners, Welcome to another very special episode with William J Bernstein. He is an incredible guest and financial thought leader. We cover a wide range of topics in this episode. 1:45 Can you describe your 1972 doctoral thesis? 3:55 Can you describe that process of working on your phd and the lessons you learned pursing that? 6:29 What lessons did you learn in information gathering? 11:04 Just want to ask you about your advisor, professor Melvin calvin, how important was he to you? 17:24 What led you to finance and investing? 22:00 What are your views on the value premium? 26:26 What are your views on the small cap premium? 28:43 What are your views on bitcoin? 34:14 What is your advice for new investors? 37:42 What is the best way to vet the right informational sources? 45:25 How do you go about finding the relevant information when you write a book? 53:43 What are your favorite books and books you are currently reading now? 56:25 What are your recommended finance journal articles? Thank you for the listen and please enjoy!