The Disciplined Investor Podcast

TDI Podcast: The Architect (#975)

The Disciplined Investor Podcast

Show Notes

A new ceasefire and 60-day extension!

PCE numbers are out – somehow inflation cooling.

More government handouts – stocks rally in the news.

This week's guest: Wesley Gray - Founder, Alpha Architect.

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Wes Gray - After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education. He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Embedded (Naval Institute Press, 2009), Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar. Puerto Rico with his wife and three children. Follow @alphaarchitect

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Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (RKLB), (DELL), (INTC)

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