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Mark Rzepczynski joins us today to discuss why people are as important as processes when investors are choosing funds, the factors that can predict future performance of a fund manager, how Trend Following often performs best when markets are highly correlated, some thoughts on portfolio construction and the various ways to measure risk, the importance of having a strong narrative when communicating what you do to allocators, the infamous \u2018bandwagon effect\u2019 among investors, how current AUM can often affect an investors decision to choose a fund, how capital allocators can improve their due diligence with Trend Following funds, and why investors like firms made up of a strong team rather than a strong single player.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• How people appeal more to investors than trading systems alone
• How to spot future star performers in advance
• Unconventional approaches to market correlations
• The importance of communication and presentation skills when communicating to clients
• Why investors tend to copy their peers
• Whether fund size matters to capital allocators
• How strong teams are usually more sought after by institutional investors than single players

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00:00 \u2013 Intro

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