Mark Gochnour and Bryce Skaff host a discussion with Dave Goetsch, Executive Producer of The Big Bang Theory, on market events from the perspective of practitioners and investors, with topics including how to manage emotions in investing and the role of professional advice in the investor experience.

Gerard O’Reilly and Robert C. Merton discuss the current financial markets and the role of skilled implementation during periods of extreme market volatility. Topics include the information in current derivatives prices and how a manager’s trading and execution can impact portfolio value in volatile markets.

Dimensional’s Mark Gochnour and Jake DeKinder offer key questions for evaluating investment strategies and review the benefits of following a research-driven approach based on the power of markets. Topics include comparing approaches across the broad investment landscape identifying key drivers of performance and increasing the potential for higher returns.

Many Investors believe that there may be a way to predict when to buy and sell securities.

Fama looks back on his career and the contrasting response he’s had to his work from the academic community and from Wall Street: Of course Fama is most famous for the Efficient Market Hypothesis. It’s not surprising that so many people who work in the industry take objection to the EMH. Think about it; if it’s true, which I believe it largely is, it means that the vast majority of investment professionals add no discernible value.