Michelakis: Portfolio Construction Requires a Different Skill Set Than Stock Analysis
George Mikulakis · George Michelakis – Chess Master's Approach to Long-Short Equity at Gladstone (EP.362) · Jan 15, 2024 · at 44:13
George Michelakis, CIO of Gladstone Management, discusses the difference between fundamental security analysis and effective portfolio management in long-short equity.
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“And in long, short equity, I've seen a lot of people who, they're good at the analysis, they're good at saying this is a good company and that's a bad one. But populating a portfolio that actually produces outcomes, That's a totally different skill set, essentially, because that's about sizing and risk management and exposures.”
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