Favorite Parts Of Working In The Investment Industry As A Managing Partner
Alex, Managing Partner at LoveMore Group, finds the most rewarding aspect of the investment industry to be "the efficient allocation of capital as a kind of energy movement," seeing it as a way to find "harmony and synergy" between various forms of capital to create value and ultimately help "people, plants, animals, and ecosystems." This collaborative approach, Alex believes, fosters sustainable growth far exceeding any zero-sum mentality.
Financial Markets, Investment Strategy, Sustainable Investing, Resource Allocation, Collaborative Problem Solving
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Alex Cramer
Managing Partner
LoveMore Group
UC Berkeley, 2015
UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA)
Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Strategic Management and Executive
Video Highlights
1. Alex finds the efficient allocation of capital as an energy movement, focusing on the best fit between different capital types (human, natural, biological, financial) and creating synergy.
2. Alex highlights the importance of collaborative thinking to expand value creation, emphasizing the potential of many people to create value and the ability to appreciate value.
3. Alex finds satisfaction in the belief that his work helps people, plants, animals, and ecosystems, which is a key motivator in his career in investments and sets it apart from others who may not find that same sense of purpose.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in the Investments industry?
It's going to sound kind of hippy-dippy, but I really see the efficient allocation of capital as a kind of energy movement. I don't think it's a bad way to look at it because, whether it is human capital, natural capital, biological capital, or financial capital, it is about figuring out where to find the best fit.
It doesn't always have to be a struggle. It's about finding the harmony and synergy between those things. That kind of intellectual and purposeful challenge, I guess, is really satisfying. It's something that I feel is hopefully, at the end of the day, helping people, plants, animals, and our ecosystems.
I know that's not the typical investment world, and a lot of people quit because they're not finding that sense of purpose. But I think that's the opportunity: to view it like that and find a way where your job acts that way.
At the end of the day, collaborative thinking will expand the pie at a much more rapid rate than any sort of zero-sum game mentality. There are so many people out there who have so much potential to create value in the world. Our ability to appreciate value in the world also grows a lot.
I'm not saying infinite growth is possible, but I do think a sustained, reasonable balance is possible.