THE REAL EDGE IS IN PEOPLES’ HEADS (Guest: Ahmed Husain)

Husain argues real investing edge has shifted from information access to human judgment, as AI both fuels a capex bubble and automates knowledge work.

• From CDOs to family offices: Ahmed Husain traded synthetic CDOs at Lehman (1999) and Goldman (2006-2014), then ran Goldman's cross-asset trade-idea desk pitching hedge funds before joining Neuberger Berman as global head of family office strategy.
• Structural short-termism: Husain says pod shops and LP redemption pressure on 3-6 month cycles force momentum-chasing, producing violent 'rolling mini bubbles' instead of long, sustained ones.

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