Ken Frier

Ken Frier and Gretchen Tai review the mainstream approaches that investors use for downside risk management, indicating the pros/cons of each. Then show how a blend of the ideas within the mainstream strategies leads to much better outcomes than any of those strategies on their own. This talk is based on a whitepaper published by the speakers.

Ken Frier, the former Stanford University Chief Investment Officer, and Gretchen Tai, the former Hewlett-Packard CIO, discuss ways to improve on the mainstream "endowment model" of portfolio management. This talk is based on a whitepaper published by the speakers, and applicable to all investors.