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Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by  Scott Davis and John Finneran, the Head of ETFs and ETF Sales Specialist respectively at Capital Group. Scott T Davis is an ETF director at Capital Group, home of American Funds. He has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 16 years. Prior to his current role, Scott led product development across Capital Group. Earlier in his career he held various strategy and finance roles for Capital Group, Hostess Brands and Boeing. He holds an MBA from University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in management science from University of California San Diego. Scott is based in Los Angeles. John Finneran is an ETF sales specialist at Capital Group, home of American Funds. He has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Capital Group for three years. Prior to joining Capital, John worked as an iShares leader at BlackRock/iShares. Before that, he was a sales executive at Vanguard. He holds a bachelor's degree with a double major in mark

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by  Ben Cruikshank. Ben is President of Flourish, where he oversees all client-facing teams, including Sales, Relationship Management, Partnerships, and Support. Ben is a frequent commentator on issues related to investment advisors and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Marketwatch, and numerous industry publications. Prior to Flourish, Ben was a founding member of the Betterment for Business team and led the 401(k) sales team. Prior to Betterment, Ben discovered his love for start-ups at NewsCred, a marketing technology company where he ran the Financial Services sales vertical and built the sales operations organization as the company grew from 15 to 200+ employees. Outside of Flourish, Ben spends time with his wife and son, volunteers for Hour Children, an organization that helps families impacted by incarceration, and is fixing up an 1880s farmhouse in upstate New York. Ben has a passion for personal finance, which directly led to his work with financial

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by  Adam Abbas, Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates. Adam Abbas has been a manager of the Oakmark Bond Fund and Oakmark Equity and Income Fund since 2020. He is also a vice president of the Oakmark Funds. He started at Harris Associates in 2018 after working as a lead portfolio manager at KVK Credit Opportunity Fund LP. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Driehaus Capital Management, a senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers and an analyst at Huron Consulting Group. Mr. Abbas earned a B.S. degree from Northwestern University (2004) and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago (2013).Key Takeaways[03:07] - Adam’s professional background and how he came to specialize in Fixed Income.[06:36] - Learn more about Harris Associates and the philosophy that sets their firm apart.[08:58] - How does Adam apply Harris’s investment philosophy to their Fixed Income investing?[10:50] - What information does Adam gather from the equity

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by  David Ricci, a Portfolio Manager at William Blair. David Ricci, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager on William Blair’s Large Cap Growth strategy, which he joined in 2011. From 2005 to 2018, he was also a portfolio manager on the Mid Cap Growth strategy. Previously, he was the group head for the consumer sector, focusing on specialty retail and e-commerce companies, in William Blair’s sell-side research group. Before joining William Blair in 1994, David gained extensive experience at Procter & Gamble, Melville, and Bain & Company. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. David received a Sc.B., magna cum laude, from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.Key Takeaways[03:31] - David’s professional background, his current role and his volunteer work.[06:55] - When it comes to managing a growth portfolio, what is David’s philosophy?[11:51] - Does David think that active managers who are using fundamental analysis can stil

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by Eric Crittenden, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Standpoint Asset Management.  Standpoint is an investment firm focused on bringing all-weather portfolio solutions to US investors. Eric has over 20 years of experience researching, designing and managing alternative asset portfolios. Eric holds a BA in Finance from Wichita State University.Key Takeaways[02:23] - Eric’s professional history and what he does in his current role.[05:28] - What is Standpoint’s investment philosophy and what sets them apart as a firm?[07:20] - What are some of the key factors that account for why advisors choose to use Standpoint’s fund?[09:28] - What are the behavioral underpinnings for all weather investing?[11:56] - How does Standpoint define and incorporate “trend” into their investment process?[14:20] - Given the unique, current market conditions, how is the Standpoint fund currently structured?[16:32] - What is Eric’s take on a 50/30/20 structure for a contemporary balanced portfol

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by  Mike Singleton, Senior Analyst and Principal at Invictus Research. Mike studied finance and theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated summa cum laude.  After graduating, Mike had the opportunity to work for several years with Broad Run Investment Management, where he  spent most of his  time conducting deep, fundamental diligence on the highest quality companies he could find. Since then, most of his time has been spent researching the economy at-large and its relationship with the liquid asset markets. He believes that there is a massive hole in the research market for timely, thoughtful and accessible macroeconomic research. That's why he got involved at Invictus. He also wants to thank the incredible team of people behind the scenes at Invictus, who make all of their research possible.Key Takeaways[03:07] - Mike’s professional background and what he does in his current role.[05:27] - Invitus claims to provide “Hedge Fund quality research for everyone

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by James St. Aubin, Chief Investment Officer of Sierra Investment Management and Ocean Park Asset Management. James St. Aubin, CFA®, CAIA®, is Chief Investment Officer for Sierra Investment Management. He has oversight of all activities of the Investment Management department, in collaboration with Sierra co-founders David Wright and Kenneth Sleeper. An accomplished investment management executive, his career of more than 20 years includes leadership roles in asset allocation, manager research and portfolio construction. James earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from DePaul University and is a CFA® and CAIA® Charterholder. He is a Board Member and Treasurer for Children’s Bureau of Southern California, a local non-profit organization focused on primary prevention of child abuse.Key Takeaways[03:19] - Learn more about James’ professional background and his current role.[05:11] - Learn more about Ocean Park’s rules based investment philosophy and how they differ from their

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Tyson Walker,  Director of Portfolio Strategy at Orion OCIO, also known as Town Square Capital, in Salt Lake City. Tyson Walker serves as the Director of Portfolio Strategy at TownSquare Capital, where he leads a dedicated team of investment analysts. In this role, Tyson ensures that financial advisors receive expert guidance on investment models and asset allocation decisions, optimizing their clients’ financial outcomes. Tyson is a member of the TownSquare Investment Committee where he lends his expertise on equity markets and chairs the Equity Subcommittee. In addition to his Portfolio Strategy responsibilities, Tyson plays an integral role on the sales team, assisting to bridge the investment gap for new Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) partnering with TownSquare Capital. Prior to working at TownSquare Capital Tyson worked for Fidelity Investment as a member of the International Trade team. There he traded equities and currencies in over 30 countries. He attended

Today, Rusty and Robyn are joined by Kostya Etus, CIO of Dynamic Advisor Solutions. Konstantin “Kostya” Etus, CFA® is the Chief Investment Officer at Dynamic Advisor Solutions. He is responsible for leading Dynamic’s Investment Management team and overseeing all investment operations at Dynamic, including investment people, philosophy, process, portfolios and performance. He brings to Dynamic specialized experience in asset allocation and security selection of various ETF and mutual fund portfolios. His experience includes managing mutual funds, ETF strategies and 529 plans, as well as evaluating investment strategies, including SMAs, model portfolios and individual funds through a robust due diligence framework. Prior to his role as CIO, Etus served as Head of Strategy, Investment Management. Under his leadership, Dynamic strengthened its investment research, asset allocation and strategy development, including the development and launch of enhanced ETF strategies, alternative investments and custom high-net

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Kevin Carter, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of EMQQ Global. Kevin T. Carter is the Founder & Chief Investment Officer of EMQQ Global, including EMQQ, FMQQ, and INQQ. While he considers himself an active “value” investor first and foremost, he has collaborated with Princeton economist and indexing legend, Dr. Burton Malkiel, for more than 20 years. Their work together began in 1999 with the development of eInvesting, a pioneer firm in fractional share brokerage that was acquired by ETRADE in 2000. In 2002 they founded Active Index Advisors, a pioneer in so-called “direct indexing” that was acquired by Natixis Asset Management in 2005. In 2006, their efforts turned to China and Emerging Markets with Dr. Malkiel’s publishing of “Investment Strategies to Exploit Economic Growth in China” and the subsequent book From Wall Street to the Great Wall. Working with Guggenheim Partners, they launched several China focused ETFs on the NYSE. Kevin launched EMQQ in 2014 afte

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Gerard O’Reilly from Dimensional Fund Advisors. Gerard O’Reilly serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and is a Dimensional Director. He was named Co-CEO in 2017 and has been with Dimensional since 2004. Along with Co-CEO Dave Butler, Gerard guides the firm’s vision and strategy through daily oversight of the company’s people and processes. As Co-CIO, he drives innovation across Dimensional’s investment offering with fellow Co-CIO Savina Rizova. Since joining the firm, Gerard has been instrumental in the evolution of Dimensional’s systematic approach to creating and implementing investment solutions. He was formerly Head of Research, managing the firm’s rigorous, scientific approach to interpreting, testing and applying research in portfolios. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Research Committee, which reviews potential investment strategy enhancements, and a member of the Investment Committee, which over

This week, Rusty and Robyn are joined by Bill Wostoupal, EVP of OCIO at Orion. Bill is the EVP, of Orion OCIO. He is responsible for the coordination and execution of Orion's vision to offer custom indexing, and other outsourced services, to our prospective and existing investment advisory customer base.Key Takeaways[04:26] - Bill has been in the Northstar family of companies since 1994. Learn more about how his career has evolved and why he has wanted to stick with this company for 30 years?[06:43] - What does Bill’s title mean exactly, and what does his position look like on a day-to-day basis?[08:17] - Orion is such a multifaceted company, but how might Bill try to describe what we do in a nutshell?[10:15] - How does Custom Indexing work for those who aren’t familiar?[12:21] - What are some of the most popular use cases for Custom Indexing that Bill is seeing right now?[14:06] - How does Orion set itself apart from their competition in this space?[16:20] - What are some of the big trends that Bill has noti

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Jessica Golson, Senior Vice President of Investments and Trading at Carson Wealth Management. Jessica received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska Omaha, where she majored in Finance, Banking and Investment Science, and minored in Management. In 2012, she received a Masters of Investment Management and Financial Analysis from Creighton University. She currently holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 security licenses. She brings over 10 years of industry experience striving to help advisors succeed. Since starting in the industry as an advisor, she has since held influential roles in Trading, Performance and Management. In her previous positions, she sought out opportunities for operational efficiencies and acted as a catalyst of change; improving many of the processes and procedures. Outside of work, Jessica soaks up every second she can with her husband Terrance and their three amazing children, Wyatt, Jacob and Adalynn.Key Takeaways[02

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Greg Wilensky and Jeremiah Buckley, head of US Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at JanusHenderson respectively. Greg Wilensky is Head of US Fixed Income and a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Greg served as senior vice president, director of the US multi-sector fixed income team and held several director and portfolio manager positions that spanned short duration, inflation-protected fixed income, securitised assets, and multi-asset strategies at AllianceBernstein from 1996 to 2019. Prior to that, he was a treasury manager – corporate finance at AT&T Corp. from 1993 to 1996. Greg received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Washington University, graduating magna cum laude. He also earned an MBA with high honours from the University of Chicago. Greg holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 31 years of financial industry experience.Jeremiah Buckley

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Alex Fink, Retired US Army Major General and former Chief Marketing Officer for the US Army. General Fink last served as the Army’s Chief Marketing Officer and is credited with reinventing the classic “Be All You Can Be” campaign. General Fink served for over 33 years in a variety of domestic and overseas operational and strategic leadership positions. General Fink also serves on USO’s Midwest Region Advisory Board and as an Executive Board Member for the Boy Scout’s of America’s Pathway to Adventure Council.[04:27] - General Fink’s professional background and how he straddled both private and military roles over the course of his career.[07:12] - General Fink’s thoughts on the geopolitical crisis happening in the Middle East and what it might mean for the US Military Forces?[11:47] - What are some of the recruiting challenges that the US Army currently faces and why?[17:41] - Learn more about the “Be All You Can Be” marketing campaign that General Fink spearheaded for th

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Paul Baiocchi, Chief ETF Strategist at SS&C ALPS Advisors in Denver, CO. Paul Baiocchi is the Chief ETF Strategist at SS&C ALPS Advisors, spearheading the firm’s distribution strategy and execution for the ETF suite as well as the Select Sector SPDRs lineup of ETFs. Paul works closely with the distribution, research and marketing teams to tailor the firm’s messaging and client-facing content for the varied needs of a range of investor types. In addition to providing subject matter expertise in client meetings, Paul supports the marketing and PR teams while also aiding the research efforts of SS&C ALPS Advisors and Select Sector SPDRs. Prior to joining the firm, Paul was Vice President of ETF Business Development at Fidelity Institutional Asset Management where he helped build and grow the firm’s ETF lineup for six years while developing sales and messaging strategies for sector investing. Previously, he worked at ETF.com, building an ETF analytics platform, wr

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Harry Hartford, a Portfolio Manager at Causeway Capital Management in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Hartford is the president at Causeway, fundamental portfolio manager, and head of fundamental research. Mr. Hartford co-founded the firm in June 2001 and is a member of the operating committee. From 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Hartford was a managing director for the Hotchkis & Wiley division of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (HW-MLIM) and co-head of the firm’s HW-MLIM international and global value team. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Hartford was a portfolio manager for Hotchkis and Wiley. From 1984 to 1994, Mr. Hartford was with The Investment Bank of Ireland, where he gained ten years’ experience in both international and global equity management. During this time, Mr. Hartford also managed the Irish Investment Fund, a closed-end country fund quoted on the NYSE. Before entering the investment business, Mr. Hartford lectured in micro and macroeconomics at Oklahoma State University. Mr.

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Michael Arone, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors. Michael is the Chief Investment Strategist for the SPDR® Americas Business at State Street Global Advisors. He is responsible for expanding State Street Global Advisors’ footprint and thought leadership effort through frequent contributions to the financial news media, speaking engagements and client interactions. Michael is a highly regarded speaker at industry conferences and is the author of several articles related to investment management practices. He is a member of the firm’s Senior Leadership Team.During his more than 20-year career as an investment professional, Michael has served as State Street Global Advisors’ Global and EMEA Head of Portfolio Strategy as well as a senior portfolio manager in the Global Active Quantitative Equity Group. He has substantial experience developing long-only and long-short quantitative strategies and managing investment portfolios usin

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Brian Storey and Andrew Goins of Brinker Capital, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Brinker Capital respectively.Key Takeaways[03:47] - Andrew’s and Brian’s professional backgrounds and what they do in their current positions.[09:05] - Who have  provided some of their key philosophical insights over the years and how have those influences impacted their style of investing?[12:10] - What is the elevator pitch for what the Destination Strategies at Brinker Capital are and what they are trying to accomplish?[12:55] - How do the above strategies differ from other multi-asset strategies that are available?[17:04] - How do they hone the art of Portfolio Management and how do Brian and Andrew interface in their day to day?[21:17] - Learn a bit more about the due diligence process for Brinker’s Destination strategies.[25:25] - When searching for managers, what are some of the key attributes they look for and, on the flip side, what are some reasons w

Today Rusty & Robyn are joined by Ricky Schneider, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Fort Washington Investment Advisors. He is responsible for the commercial mortgage-backed securities portfolios for both Western & Southern Financial Group and third-party institutional clients. Schneider joined the firm in 2019. Prior to Fort Washington, he was with Mesirow Financial in Chicago where he was a Managing Director responsible for trading CMBS and other structured products. He also has previous experience at Loop Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers Asset Management, and Lincoln Capital Management.Key Takeaways[02:42] - Ricky’s professional background and what led him to the investment industry.[03:57] - Fort Washington’s tagline is “uncompromised focus.” What is the significance of this for the firm and what really sets them apart in the industry?[05:03] - A simple, functional definition of Securitized Income and Structured Products.[06:05] - What are RMBS and CMBS and how do they differ? What a