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How I Invest with David Weisburd

How I Invest with David Weisburd

E444: NEPC President on AI Portfolio Risk, Finding Top Funds, and Preparing for a Downturn

Oct 19, 2026 · 54m

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What if the biggest advantage in institutional investing isn’t finding better managers, but building an organization that can make better decisions over decades? In this episode, I sit down with Tim McCusker, President of NEPC, which advises on approximately $2 trillion in assets, to discuss what separates the best institutional investors from everyone else. Tim explains why even sophisticated endowments and pension funds fall into peer-driven investing, how governance and incentives shape long-term returns, and why the strongest allocators are willing to invest when others are retreating.