{"id":56084,"date":"2024-02-18T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T19:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=56084"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:33:54","slug":"tdi-podcast-the-etf-architect-856","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/18\/tdi-podcast-the-etf-architect-856\/","title":{"rendered":"TDI Podcast: The ETF Architect (#856)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inflation \u2013 Maybe Stagflation?<\/p>\n<p>Surging unprofitable stocks \u2013 a bit of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu here<\/p>\n<p>AI fever rolls on (and on).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-disciplined-investor\/id217999782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png\" alt=\"TDI Podcast on Apple Podcasts\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts-610x204.png 610w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ApplePodcasts.png 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wesgray_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-56085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wesgray_small-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wesgray_small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wesgray_small-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife\u2019s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray\u2019s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm\u00a0dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education.\u00a0He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including\u00a0<em>Embedded<\/em>\u00a0(Naval Institute Press, 2009),\u00a0<em>Quantitative Value<\/em>\u00a0(Wiley, 2012),\u00a0<em>DIY Financial Advisor<\/em>\u00a0(Wiley, 2015), and\u00a0<em>Quantitative Momentu<\/em>m (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar. Puerto Rico with his wife and three children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alphaarchitect\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @alphaarchitect<\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Check this out and find out more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/\">http:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=tdi1&amp;url=%2Fen%2Findex.php%3Ff%3D1338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54327\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/InteractiveBrokers_logo1-e1607262448146.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive Brokers - Why IB?\" width=\"393\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewhorowitz\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @andrewhorowitz<\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Looking for style diversification?<\/strong> More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/tdi-strategy\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stocks mentioned in this episode: (TOST), (SMCI), (NVDA), (SPY), (YETI)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5930\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5930','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56084-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode856.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:18:27 &#8212; 72.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inflation \u2013 Maybe Stagflation? Surging unprofitable stocks \u2013 a bit of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu here AI fever rolls on (and on).<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5931\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5931','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=56084-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode856.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode856.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:18:27 &#8212; 72.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,296],"tags":[482,297],"class_list":["post-56084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-shownotes","tag-podcasts","tag-show-notes","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56084"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56141,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56084\/revisions\/56141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}