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Excess Returns · Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Evidence-Based Investing Crucial in Current Market, Says Matt Zens

Matt Zens, CIO of Longview Research Partners, emphasizes the importance of evidence-based investing, especially during periods perceived as bubble-like. He advises investors to focus on market prices rather than speculative narratives and highlights the value of diversification.

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we should always be evidence-based investors, but during these, I don't want to say bubbles, but like bubble-like periods, people tend to be a little more detached maybe from the evidence than they normally are.
Jack Forehand
We start with prices. We start with prices.
Matt Zens
Diversification is especially valuable during these periods of time.
Matt Zens
Heard on Excess Returns — “We Asked a $1 Billion Quant Manager Why Concentration Isn't a Warning — and Small Caps Aren't Dead, published Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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