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TTU110: The Opportunity of Volatility ft. Alan Sheen of Dalton Street Capital 1of2

Published: Sept. 25, 2019, 10:57 a.m.

Today on Top Traders Unplugged, I\u2019m speaking with Alan Sheen, Founder and CIO of Dalton Street Capital. Alan has an interesting background in science and engineering, and also spent time in the military, which allowed him to later thrive in rules-based investing. He\u2019s also the first Australian manager to be on the podcast. Listen in to today\u2019s episode to learn about Alan\u2019s journey from the Australian military to starting his own investment firm, why investors should look at volatility not as risk but as an opportunity, and what an investor\u2019s own personal car says about their investment strategies.

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In This Episode, You\u2019ll Learn:

  • What Alan\u2019s childhood was like in Australia
  • Why Alan studied aeronautical engineering
  • How Alan equates gas-turbine engines with robust investing
  • How Alan\u2019s experience in the military helps him as an investor
  • How Alan was influenced by Darwin\u2019s \u201cThe Origin of the Species\u201d
  • Quantitative investment\u2019s prevalence in Australia in the early \u201990s
  • The influence the VIX Index had on Alan\u2019s career
  • How Alan\u2019s hedging strategy turned into a managed futures strategy
  • Why Alan use an equity portfolio as collateral instead of cash
  • How volatility can be opportunity and a friend
  • How Berkshire Hathaway has benefited from a volatile market
  • The importance of an investment manager to personalize their hedge funds

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