My guest today is Professor Campbell Harvey from Duke University. Mr Harvey is Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served as President of the American Finance Association in 2016.Prof Harvey received the 2016 and 2015 Best Paper Awards from The Journal of Portfolio Management for his research on distinguishing luck from skill. He has also received eight Graham and Dodd Awards/Scrolls for excellence in financial writing from the CFA Institute. He has published over 125 scholarly articles on topics spanning investment finance, emerging markets, corporate finance, behavioral finance, financial econometrics and computer science.In August 2017, I was very lucky to have interviewed Professor Campbell Harvey of Duke University. Prof Harvey is one of the most qualified experts in the field of financial econometrics, behavioral finance and computer science. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics. For the convenience of the listeners, I have split our conversation into 2 parts. The current episode is the second part, in which we mainly talked about the difference between discretionary and systematic strategies, and the adoption of machine learning in financial investment.Wu Zhijian’s Evidentialist Show is about information sharing on evidence based research in subjects such as economics, business, and finance. Due to industry regulations, we will not discuss any of Woodsford’s products on this podcast. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Woodsford Capital Management or its affiliates. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us. You can find our contact details on www.woodsfordcapital.com.

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