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Matthew McLennan on Investing In Uncertain Times And Why He Holds A Massive Amount of Gold [ValueNYC 2023]

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Jacob Wolinsky
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At the Value Invest New York conference, Matthew McLennan, co-head of the Global Value team, shared his insights on the current economic environment and investment strategies. He presented a nuanced view of market risks, the importance of gold as a strategic asset, and his approach to value investing.

Economic Concerns and Risk Awareness

McLennan emphasized concerns like potential economic hard landing, stagflation risks, and geopolitical tensions. He pointed out the market's complacency, citing the S&P 500's valuation at around 20 times expected earnings and low implied volatility in the options market. He emphasized the importance of a wary eye on what could go wrong in the market, a lesson he attributed to his predecessor, John Murray.

Investment Strategy Amidst Global Challenges

McLennan discussed...

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Jacob Wolinsky is the ex-Founder of Valuewalk.com (founded 2011, sold 2023). He is founder of HedgeFundAlpha (formerly ValueWalk Premium), a hedge fund focused intelligence service for institutional investors. Prior to founding Valuewalk, Jacob worked as an equity analyst covering small caps, a micro-cap analyst, doing member development a large hedge fund community and freelance financial writing. Jacob lives with his wife and five kids in Passaic NJ. - Email: jacob(at)hedgefundalpha.com. For confidential inquires email me for my Signal id. Other methods of secure communication are also available. FD: I almost exclusively avoid the purchase of equities to avoid conflict of interest and any insider information. I only purchase broad-based ETFs and mutual funds. I will disclsoe if I have a stake in any company, but in general avoid