Podcast appearances and mentions of Laurence B Siegel

Laurence B. Siegel is the Gary P. Brinson director of research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation, senior advisor to OCP Capital LLC, and an independent consultant, writer, and speaker specializing in investment management.Laurence is a respected thought leader at the intersection of finance and economics and is the author of 'Fewer, Richard, Greener' which at one point was the No. 1 economics book on Amazon.On this episode of Outside In, Laurence and Jon break down 'Fewer, Richer, Greener' to understand why he is optimistic about the future. They also discuss how finance has evolved during his lifetime and the role of capital markets in the energy transition.

Today we have Laurence B. Siegel on the program to discuss his book, Fewer, Richer, Greener: Prospects for Humanity in an age of abundance. Mr. Siegel, Larry, is a graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, author of more than 200 articles and monographs on investing and related topics, and has won many awards including the Graham and Dodd Award for excellence in research and financial writing. He was the director of research for the investment division of the Ford Foundation, and an establishing member of Ibbotson Associates, which finance wonks will know for their data services. He's currently the Gary P. Brinson director of research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation.  Larry's seen a lot over his career and it's one of the reasons we wanted to speak with him. You can learn more about him at Larrysiegel.org, and buy Fewer, Richer, Greener on Amazon. WRI is on twitter @wellreadpod and Instagram @wellreadinvestorpod

Laurence B. Siegel is the director of research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation, former director of research at The Ford Foundation, former Ibbotson Associates, Inc. managing director, senior advisor to OCP Capital LLC, and an independent consultant, writer, and speaker specializing in investment management. He has won many awards for writing including the coveted Graham and Dodd Award to recognize excellence in research and financial writing in the Financial Analysts Journal.   We discuss Larry's new book, Fewer, Richer, Greener: Prospects for Humanity in an Age of Abundance. This important book for our time chronicles how the world has become a much better place to live and why optimism is abundantly justified today, even in this time of societal stress and economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.    This podcast is hosted by Rick Ferri, CFA, a long-time Boglehead and investment adviser. The Bogleheads are a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. It is a conflict-free community where individual investors reach out and provide education, assistance, and relevant information to other investors of all experience levels at no cost.   The organization's free website is Bogleheads.org and the wiki site is Bogleheads® wiki. Bogleheads sites are operated by volunteers who contribute time and talent. Donations help defray operating costs.   Since 2000, the Bogleheads' have held national conferences in major cities around the country and currently meet in Philadelphia in the autumn of each year. There are 56 Local Chapters in the US and three Foreign Chapters that also meet regularly. New Chapters are being added on a regular basis.   This podcast is supported by the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, a non-profit organization approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity on February 6, 2012.      

In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Laurence B. Siegel about his new book, "Fewer, Richer, and Greener."The daily news is often filled with doomsday stories claiming our world is experiencing stagnant economic growth, environmental deterioration, dwindling natural resources, and an unsustainable increase in world population. Mr. Siegel's new book debunks those notions and explains why we will have fewer people than we were expecting, we will become richer, and perhaps most surprisingly, that the planet will become greener. 

How can you make sure your money lasts? Host, Ron DeLegge interviews Laurence B. Siegel about spending rules for retirees. Siegel is Director of Research at the CFA Institute Research Foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Also covered in this episode are investing strategies from the May 2015 issue of the ETFguide Profit Newsletter and how to implement your investment portfolio’s margin of safety. Follow us on Twitter @ IndexShow