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I n this episode of  HedgeD ,  we re play the   February   26 th , 20 2 6 ,   webinar   featuring  Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management .  As 2026 unfolds, global markets are shifting, with  d eveloped  i nternational and  e merging  m arkets  gaining momentum, U.S. mega‑caps cooling, and  defensive sectors, such as  h ealthcare, outperforming .  We invite you to listen in...

O n this episode of  HedgeD , we revisit our November 13, 2025 ,   webinar  with Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. In this special year-end conversation, Mark and Cory reflect on how 2025 unfolded, covering major investment themes, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities as we look ahead to 2026. They also dive into innovations shaping Chinese markets, artificial i...

    In this episode of  HedgeD , we replay the October 9th , 202 5 webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management , with guest Will Graves of Boardman Bay Capital Management . We share insights on the accelerating wave of artificial intelligence and next generation computing, highlighting how breakthroughs in semiconductors, optical infrastructure, and edge AI are...

In this episode of HedgeD , we replay the July 17th, 2025 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Mark and Cory provide an equity market mid-year update, in addition to an update on some of the themes Morgan Creek is the most excited about for the remainder of the year and beyond. We hope you enjoy the discussion and invite you to...

In this episode of HedgeD , we replay the February 13th, 2025 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. After back-to-back strong years for equities, what does 2025 have in store for investors? Will equity market returns broaden out following multiple years of leadership from the Magnificent Seven? Are hedge funds poised for another year of solid...

In this episode of HedgeD , we replay the September 19th, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring John Yetimoglu of Infinitum Partners in conversation with Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Although still an emerging manager, Morgan Creek believes Infinitum and John possess some of the hallmarks of a hedge fund manager that could one day become an industry le...

In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the July 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Previously, Mark and Cory discussed why they believe interest rates are likely to settle into a more normalized range over the coming years, compared to the near zero interest rate period following the Great Financial Crisis, and why the...

In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the April 25, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring Mark Yusko and Cory Lester of Morgan Creek Capital Management. Mark and Cory provide an update to previous podcasts where they discussed why they think higher interest rates should benefit long/short equity strategies. They are already starting to see some encouraging signs of this dynamic showing...

In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the January 25th, 2024 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar featuring Chris Hansen of Valiant Capital Management. Prior to starting Valiant in 2008, Chris was a partner at Blue Ridge Capital where he worked beside and trained under legendary hedge fund investor John Griffin. In this conversation, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester from Morgan Creek discuss a variety of i...

In this episode of HedgeD, we replay the November 30th, 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar where Mark Yusko and Cory Lester talked about why they are so constructive on the outlook for Biopharma stocks. The fundamental disconnect between where Biopharma stocks are trading and the innovation and advancements in treatments reached an extreme level in 2023, in their opinion. They believe it is o...

Louis Brandeis, an American lawyer and Supreme Court Justice, famously said, "sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants." In the October 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester explain why higher interest rates can be seen as the financial market's sunlight, and why they believe the higher (i.e., brighter) they get, the better the operating environment for long/s...

In the June 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar, Mark Yusko and Cory Lester discuss the potential advantages of long/short investing over the long run. They discuss why the math of loss in investing is so punishing, and how the long/short model may help position portfolios to recoup losses faster than more traditional strategies after a difficult year like 2022. Please reach out if you would l...

In this episode of HedgeD, we have on one of our favorite China experts – Morgan Creek's very own Nic Lee. Nic has been at "The Creek" for the better part of two decades and during his tenure has spent the vast majority of his time in private markets focused on China. He brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective to the conversation and attempts to address the overhanging question on many invest...

In the March 2023 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar, we take a closer look at why we believe the market backdrop could prove advantageous for active equity strategies versus passive. We discuss why equity markets could remain range bound and volatile, why interest rates may stay higher for longer, and how such circumstances have historically impacted the performance of actively managed strategies...

In this episode of HedgeD, we pick well-known hedge fund manager John Hempton's brain on what makes a good long investment. John is probably best known for his short selling abilities, but others have already adequately covered that topic so, instead, he walks us through his framework for assessing longs. John is truly a gifted storyteller, and we hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much a...

In this episode of HedgeD, we have Whetstone Capital Advisors back on the show to discuss the current state of play in the software industry. Whetstone's Portfolio Manager & Managing Partner, David Atterbury, and Investment Partner, Andrew Carlson, share a number of insights about this rapidly growing and dynamic industry that you won't want to miss.   You can @ us on Twitter @HedgeD_Podcast or em...

In the inaugural HedgeD, With A Capital "D" webinar for 2023, we discuss some of the lingering concerns surrounding the economy and markets and what this might mean for investors. In summary, we think 2023 could be the year where being different pays off. We discuss why we believe that investors should consider focusing on international equity markets over domestic, emphasizing value-oriented stra...

In this episode, we replay the November 9th HedgeD, With A Capital "D" and Around The World With Yusko combined webinars. Mark Yusko leads a follow-up conversation with Morgan Creek's Cory Lester and Andrew Schmeelk in which they provide a sneak peak of some of their top themes and ideas heading into the year ahead. They touch on a variety of topics in Emerging Markets, Technology and Healthcare....

In this episode, we replay the September 29th HedgeD, With A Capital "D" and Around The World With Yusko combined webinars. Mark Yusko leads Cory Lester and Andrew Schmeelk through a thoughtful conversation about what's wrong with the traditional 60/40 portfolio of stocks and bonds. Additionally, they discuss potential opportunities in the Chinese equity market. We hope you enjoy this dynamic and...

In this episode, we replay the June 2022 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" Webinar, where we provided an update on a long standing, high conviction Growth-oriented theme – Cloud Migration / Software. You get a few great buying opportunities a decade in this secular growth theme and we think the sharp selloff in the space currently is likely one of them. The backdrop is opportunity-rich, yet skilled secur...

In this episode, we replay the May 2022 HedgeD, With A Capital "D" Webinar, during which we provided an update to our Energy Survivors theme – a high conviction Value-oriented theme of ours since shortly after the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. We provided an update on the Bull Case Energy and the Bear Case, both of which ultimately come down to one's timeframe, in our opinion. We hope you appr...

In this episode, we sit down with an experienced hand in the Tech-investing scene in South Korea, Carlos Jesena of Carmenta Global Management. Carlos and Carmenta have backed many now-household names in South Korea such as Coupang, Market Kurly and Toss. Carlos gives listeners updated thoughts on each of these exciting companies, in addition to walking though the current opportunity set in South K...

In this episode, we replay the April 2022 HedgeD With A Capital "D" webinar, where we provided an update on an idea we put out there last September about why we think equity long/short could be the new 60/40. Given price action in stock and bond markets so far year-to-date, we thought an update on our thinking would be timely. We hope you enjoy this update and if you would like to discuss the matt...

In this episode we are trying something new by giving you the audio replay from the March 3rd, 2022 HedgeD With A Capital "D" webinar. We host this webinar series each month and in it take a look at one of our most topical current investment themes. In March, we looked at South Korea, which we find particularly interesting on the Technology, Internet, Consumer and Fintech fronts for reasons descri...

In this episode of HedgeD, we conclude our holiday series exploring Morgan Creek's highest conviction equity themes by taking a look back at our top picks for 2021 to see what we got wrong, what we got right and what we still like. We hope you enjoyed this three-part series and if you missed Part I, which focused on our top Growth themes, or Part II, which focused on our top Value & Short themes,...