{"podcast":{"title":"Money For the Rest of Us","slug":"money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107","podcast_index_feed_id":511107,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/money-for-the-rest-of-us","website_url":"https://moneyfortherestofus.com","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/6d/66/15/b5/6d6615b5-750e-417d-a1f7-cc27ac51b109/ad0c338525a157f6ea99aafa1c16b332cbdae5815ea4cf4dd2aa237f87a011165ecf79a6de4bbfd6d63d3136f09442bbead56e4c84c2fd3bda617cd86c9c5627.jpeg","author":"J. David Stein","episode_count":585,"summary":"A personal finance and investing podcast on money, how it works, how to invest it and how to live without worrying about it. J. David Stein is a former Chief Investment Strategist and money manager. For close to two decades, he has been teaching individuals and institutions how to invest and handle their finances in ways that are simple to understand. More info at moneyfortherestofus.com","last_synced_at":"2026-10-01T00:18:30.998767+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107"},"episode":{"title":"What Average Really Looks Like — and Can Managed Futures Help?","slug":"what-average-really-looks-like-and-can-managed-futures-help","published_at":"2026-02-25T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107/what-average-really-looks-like-and-can-managed-futures-help","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f4ded8ad-46af-4350-934a-efebf20228d6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f4ded8ad-46af-4350-934a-efebf20228d6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"How historical and expected returns for university endowments can guide us in setting reasonable return expectations. We also analyze managed futures strategies to see how they work, how they have performed, and how to use them in your investment portfolio. Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our  free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes 2025 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE) Results—NACUBO Princeton University cuts expectation for endowment returns by Sun Yu—The Financial Times Demystifying Managed Futures by Brian K. Hurst, Yao Hua Ooi, and Lasse H. Pedersen—AQR Investments Mentioned AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund I (AQMIX) iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (KMLM) WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund (FMF) Return Stacked US Stocks & Managed Futures ETF (RSST) Related Episodes 524: Facing a Financial Squeeze: What Harvard’s Response Can Teach the Rest of Us 204: Why Are Investment Returns So Low? 180: Can You Outperform Harvard’s Endowment? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"How historical and expected returns for university endowments can guide us in setting reasonable return expectations. We also analyze managed futures stra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1672,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107/episodes/what-average-really-looks-like-and-can-managed-futures-help/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-for-the-rest-of-us-511107/what-average-really-looks-like-and-can-managed-futures-help.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}