Episode 77: Aswath Damodaran, the Dean of Equity Valuation from the Stern School of Business, host Rick Ferri

Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University,  where he teaches corporate finance and equity valuation. He is known in the investment industry and academia as the Dean of Equity Valuation. Aswath is the author of several widely used academic and practitioner texts on valuation, corporate finance, and investment management, and he maintains a comprehensive database for valuation purposes that can be found on his website.   During this podcast, we will discuss his teaching career, investment philosophy, the equity risk premium in the US and international stocks, index funds, factor investing, and how artificial intelligence is changing the field of finance and changing us.     The Bogleheads on Investing podcast is hosted by Rick Ferri, CFA, a long-time Boglehead and investment adviser. The Bogleheads are a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. It is a conflict-free community where individual investors reach out and provide education, assistance, and relevant information to other investors of all experience levels at no cost. The organization supports a free forum at Bogleheads.org, and the wiki site is Bogleheads® wiki.    Since 2000, the Bogleheads' have held national conferences in major cities nationwide. There are also many Local Chapters in the US and even a few Foreign Chapters that meet regularly. New Chapters are being added regularly. All Bogleheads activities are coordinated by volunteers who contribute their time and talent.     This podcast is supported by the John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, a non-profit organization approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity on February 6, 2012. Your tax-deductible donation to the Bogle Center is appreciated.