Guy Spier interviews Ricardo Fernandez about his education and career
March 03, 2022

Ricardo Fernandez is the Founder and Managing Partner of Signal Capital, an alternative asset management company. He grew up in Brazil, studied in Spain and in the United States, and holds an MBA from IESE and an AMP from Harvard Business School. Mr. Fernandez talks to Guy Spier about his education, career, and gives an inside look at the opportunities and life in Brazil.

Full transcript available here: https://aqfd.docsend.com/view/jdercs4hnems94m4

Contents:

(00:00:00) The Influence of Family

(00:11:11) Comparing Different Parts of Brazil

(00:16:08) Starting in the Alternatives Investing Space

(00:25:53) The Partnership with Hamilton Lane

(00:39:44) Macroeconomics in Brazil

(00:57:10) Opportunities Behind Secondary Investments

(01:05:44) Balancing Independence and a Relationship with the Institutional World

I’m a Zurich based investor. Since 1997, I’ve managed a privately offered investment fund known as the Aquamarine Fund.

I am also the author of a book titled The Education of a Value Investor, which was published in 2014.

As I wrote in my book, we are all a work in progress. This site documents my ongoing quest for “wealth, wisdom and enlightenment”.

I have created a /now page – inspired by Derek Sivers

I’m a Zurich based investor. Since 1997, I’ve managed a privately offered investment fund known as the Aquamarine Fund.

I am also the author of a book titled The Education of a Value Investor, which was published in 2014.

As I wrote in my book, we are all a work in progress. This site documents my ongoing quest for “wealth, wisdom and enlightenment”.

I have created a /now page – inspired by Derek Sivers