Baumgartner: Active Management Will See a Golden Resurgence in Coming Years
Mark Baumgartner · Mark Baumgartner – Allocating in a Crisis at IAS (Capital Allocators, EP.128) · Apr 2, 2020 · at 26:20
Mark Baumgartner, CIO of the Institute for Advanced Study, discusses post-crisis asset allocation and public market opportunities with Ted Seides.
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“I'd specifically point out that I think active management is going to have a golden resurgence here in the coming years.”
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