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Improving Alpha: Andrew Junkin on Strengthening Defensive Layers in Pension Retirement Plans

Posted January 26, 2026 • 00:31:50

There’s a famous sports adage on how great defenses win championships, but can defensive layers be efficiently applied to pension plans that have...

Improving Alpha: Kristin Varela on the Human Impact of Pension Stewardship

Posted January 6, 2026 • 00:45:34

When running a pension plan for 150,000 active and retired members across the state of Hawaii, there are several factors that help achieve a 7% return....

Improving Alpha: Geeta Kapadia on Endowment Innovation, Secondaries, and Defining the Future of Alternatives

Posted December 15, 2025 • 00:39:59

Evaluating all the investment pieces in a modern-day endowment portfolio requires a keen eye. You might have capital demands pouring in from the university...

Improving Alpha: Aswath Damodaran on applying a dabbler perspective to AI, ESG, and Wall Street.

Posted December 2, 2025 • 00:53:45

Can a generalist provide a much broader view of the institutional markets and uncover things that so-called experts miss? Can the sins of Wall Street...

Improving Alpha: Dave Morehead on Driving Convex Investment Strategies for Endowment Innovation

Posted October 31, 2025 • 00:51:03

Institutional investors continually seek top-tier managers, relying on insights, industry signals, and rigorous due diligence led by expert portfolio...