Episode 50 ⋅ 15 March 2023
The 101 of Index Investing with S&P Dow Jones Indices
In this episode, Cat and Tim Edwards discuss the history of S&P Dow Jones Indices, the importance of planning when investing, and the debate between active vs passive styles of investing.
What's in this episode?:
Today on the podcast Cat is joined by Tim Edwards, the Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). Tim hails from London and has vast experience working in derivatives all through to global equities. His team crunch data on over 2 million indices per day!
And in this episode, we’re going to pick his brain and probably have our heads spin a little and learn something new about investing.
In this episode we cover:
- The history of S&P Dow Jones Indices and why it was created
- Why Tim chose to study a PhD in Mathematics
- The importance of creating a well-thought-out plan when it comes to investing
- S&P DJI’s latest research what what this says about the great active vs passive investing debate
…And there's lots more goodness in there, so get listening now.
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Featuring on today's podcast are your hosts, Cat and Tim Edwards.
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