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Abby Johnson – Future of Finance - [Invest Like the Best, EP.116]
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Over the summer. I spent time with Abby Johnson, who is the chairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments and several other business leads at Fidelity to understand how a very large firm like theirs is navigating change in our industry. What follows is a condensed version of my various conversations with Abby and her team. We discuss the big buzzwords like blockchain and machine learning, but also thoughts on leadership, client centricity and measures of success.
I hope you enjoyed this exploration
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Show Notes
(First Question) – [Abby] A look at the early part of Abby’s career
– Analyzing the skill of capital allocators
– A look at the asset management world of today and what to focus on today
– A set of decision-making principles that guide Abby
– Their strategy around the digitization of the world
– Balance between robo-advisors and humans and the markers of a good relationship
– What is the future of the role of the human in these relationships
– Their interest in emerging technologies like Blockchain
– Will crypto be its own asset class in the future
– [TOM] State of the business and the most interesting points of change
– Who is winning the battle for the next generation of investors
– How much of the change in financial business is cyclical
– What are businesses doing right to bridge that generational gap
– What does the future of the asset management industry look like
– What technologies could impact the asset management business the most
– The difference between machine learning and AI in this format
– In what way will AI impact these processes and replace humans
– What has him most excited about the future
– Advice for people thinking about pursuing a career in financial services
– Markers of a business that would be attractive for the next generation to consider working for
– The importance of brand when thinking about their business and those they work with
– Ways of engendering trust from a branding prospective
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Tom
– [VIPIN] Building a team around AI
– Markers for a good data strategy
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Vipin
[ABBY] – How Fidelity thinks about data as an investing initiative
– Differentiating attributes of good analysts and if they’ve changed
– Investor she has always enjoyed learning from
– Favorite Peter Lynch story
– Business lessons that people could take away from Abby
– The role of women in financial services and what can be done to improve the situation there
– Trends that Abby is most excited to explore
– Positives and negatives of being part of a family business
– Kindest thing anyone has done for Abby
Learn More
For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.
Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub
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