CFA of Nebraska – Meb Faber on Why Expensive Treasury Bonds And U.S. Stocks Are Not The Best Bet; Plus An ETF Tax “Trick”

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, the CFA Society of Nebraska hosted its 15th Annual Value Investing Dinner at the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District, and this year’s keynote was Meb Faber, co-founder and CEO of Cambria Investment Management. Faber, who graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Engineering Science and Biology. The event took place ahead of a slew of conferences ahead of the 2026 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

Meb has spent his career building a research-driven firm known for shareholder yield strategies, trend following, and global asset allocation. With roughly $4 billion in AUM across 20 ETFs, Faber brought to Omaha a message that cut against the consensus: the last 15 years of...