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Assertion Contradicted
Spitz: International Equity Managers Outperform Benchmarks More Often Than U.S. Peers
“Although when you look at the data today, there's still a much higher percentage of international equity managers that out Perform the benchmark than U.S. Domestic managers.”
Bill Spitz Jan 22, 2018 ▶ 17:05 Bill Spitz – Seasoned Commodore (Capital Allocators, EP.37)
Prediction Held up
Spitz: Management fees in non-traditional categories will continue coming down
“I also think that fees will continue to come down in some of the non-traditional categories, but nevertheless,”
Bill Spitz Jan 22, 2018 ▶ 42:15 Bill Spitz – Seasoned Commodore (Capital Allocators, EP.37)
Assertion Partly supported
Spitz: Vanderbilt Endowment Held VC and International Equities in 1985
“So when I got there in 1985, you know, we had a couple percent in venture capital. We had some real estate exposure, traditional stocks and bonds. We had a large international exposure, which wasn't all that common at that point. So we were actually, you know,…”
Bill Spitz Jan 22, 2018 ▶ 5:39 Bill Spitz – Seasoned Commodore (Capital Allocators, EP.37)
Assertion Supported
Bill Spitz Was the Top U.S. Male Amateur Ballroom Dancer in 2015
“In 2015, I was the top Student in the country. Top male amateur ball dancer in the country.”
Bill Spitz Jan 22, 2018 ▶ 48:42 Bill Spitz – Seasoned Commodore (Capital Allocators, EP.37)
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