Indexes

topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 4 episodes

BigDeal Capital Allocators 20VC

5 statements about Indexes, every show

BIGDEAL Assertion Not checkable as stated
Senra: Morgan Housel keeps all his money in index funds
“Morgan doesn't because Morgan doesn't invest in anything. What do you think? All his money is in indexes.”
David Senra Feb 19, 2026 ▶ 1:00:26 Inside the Minds of the Most Successful Founders | David Senra
20VC Assertion Partly supported
Gerstner: Average VC returns over 10-20 years underperform public market indexes
“And the fact of the matter is, I mean, if you look back 1020 years, average VC returns are not that compelling. In fact, they're worse than the indexes.”
Brad Gerstner Oct 10, 2022 ▶ 10:28 Brad Gerstner: How I Pick Companies; Lessons from Warren Buffet; Chamath vs Gurley | E935 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS Assertion Supported
Mauboussin: Non-fundamental demand shocks create excess returns in asset markets
“So there have been some really interesting papers about, like, who has the money, what do they want to buy, and what does that mean for these downward sloping demand curves, and there's good evidence that you create these sort of excess returns as a consequenc…”
Michael Mauboussin May 13, 2019 ▶ 40:42 Michael Mauboussin – Who's on the Other Side (Capital Allocators, EP.99)
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedman: Active managers will profit massively when indexation hits 95%
“I'm waiting for the day when the key is to have staying power to last, is when, you know, the machines or the indexes are 95% of the market. Then you'll make money hand over”
Manny Friedman Jul 23, 2018 ▶ 29:58 Manny Friedman – Non-Linear Financial Systems (Capital Allocators, EP.61)
Friedman: Machines and index funds become less effective as they grow
“I, when they're 20% of the market, it, you know, they're much more effective or the indexes than when they're 50. But by definition, the bigger they get, the more impossible it is.”
Manny Friedman Jul 23, 2018 ▶ 30:52 Manny Friedman – Non-Linear Financial Systems (Capital Allocators, EP.61)

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