Antti Ilmanen - Understanding Return Expectations (S7E21)
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Antti Ilmanen - Understanding Return Expectations (S7E21)

S7 E21 • Sep 15, 2025 • 74 mins

Corey Hoffstein welcomes Antti Ilmanen to discuss his latest paper series on expected returns. They explore objective vs. subjective expected returns, analysts' overoptimism, macro surprises, valuation changes, and market rationality, focusing on CAPE's role in investment analysis. They examine growth extrapolation, capital market assumptions, and the efficient market hypothesis, comparing equity and bond market expectations. Other topics include mean reversion in rate expectations, US exceptionalism, and AI's impact on asset yields. Antti shares insights on AQR's approach and the risks of relying on published data, concluding with future topics and personal interests.

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