Investment Strategies and Asset Management by Meb Faber
Meb Faber is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management, overseeing assets in excess of USD 2 billion across quantitative ETFs and bespoke portfolios. His flagship podcast, The Meb Faber Show, has produced over 400 episodes, featuring global macro thinkers and crypto fund managers. Faber’s research on trend-following and risk-parity models integrates digital assets as non-correlated exposures within long-term portfolios.
In 2025, his firm expanded its whitepaper series to include studies on crypto yield strategies and decentralized indexing protocols. Faber’s newsletter and Substack content attract more than 30,000 active readers, while research from Cambria on inflation-hedged tokens has been downloaded over 80,000 times. His comparative analyses have been cited by fund-of-funds managers and institutional gatekeepers.
Faber’s systematic approach to crypto enables financial advisors and private investors to position digital assets within evidence-based allocation frameworks.
Trying to buy at the bottom or sell at the top is unrealistic, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares an investing quote emphasizing the challenge of timing the market. According to the quote by Bernard Baruch, attempting to buy at the bottom and sell at the top is impossible ...
Meb Faber: Wall Street attracts luxury clients seeking advice from modest professionals
Meb Faber shares a quote from Warren Buffett highlighting a key observation about Wall Street culture. The quote points out the irony of wealthy clients arriving in luxury vehicles like Rolls ...
Losing important money transcends written accounts, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares a quote highlighting the emotional impact of financial loss, suggesting that the true experience of losing significant money cannot be fully captured by literature. The quote, ...
Meb Faber: Federal taxes cut long-term equity wealth by over one-third
Meb Faber highlights that federal taxes diminish long-horizon equity wealth by more than one-third. He points out that dividend taxation has historically been the primary mechanism impacting ...
Inflation could persist for decades, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares an investing perspective on the potential long-term effects of COVID. He highlights a quote from Mike Wilson, suggesting that the pandemic has ushered in an inflationary regime ...
Meb Faber: More decisions can increase risk of poor investing choices
Meb Faber shares an investing quote that emphasizes the importance of careful decision-making in investment strategies. According to the quote from Lou Simpson, making more decisions increases the ...
Largest 10 S&P 500 stocks outperformed by 4.9 percent per year over past decade, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber highlights a notable shift in the performance of the largest stocks in the S&P 500 index. Since 1957, the top 10 stocks in the index have typically underperformed an equal-weighted group ...
Meb Faber: Importance of survival over maximum returns in investing
Meb Faber shares a quote from Howard Marks emphasizing the importance of prioritizing survival during adverse market conditions rather than focusing solely on achieving maximum returns when ...
Global strategic funds excluding U.S. equities exist, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber asks whether there are any global strategic asset allocation ETFs or mutual funds that do not invest in U.S. market cap weighted stocks. Faber notes that his firm manages some of these ...
Meb Faber: Stock market historically outperforms for long-term investors
Meb Faber shares an investing quote from Peter Lynch, stating that the stock market has historically been the best place to invest over ten, thirty, and 100 years. However, Lynch advises that ...
Speculating in U.S. stocks is dangerous year-round, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares a humorous quote from Mark Twain highlighting the risks of speculating in U.S. stocks. Twain wryly suggests that every month presents dangers for stock market speculation. The ...
Meb Faber: Compounding should not be interrupted unnecessarily
Meb Faber highlights a quote from Charlie Munger on the value of compounding in investing. The message emphasizes that one should avoid unnecessary interruptions to the compounding process, ...
The door to wealth remains open for Americans, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares a quote highlighting investment opportunities in the United States. The statement from J. Paul Getty suggests that entry into wealth, such as becoming an American millionaire, is ...
Meb Faber: U.S. stock market endured major crises in 20th century
Meb Faber shares a perspective on the resilience of the U.S. stock market across the 20th century, noting its ability to rebound from numerous major crises. He points out that despite the United ...
Apple and Google show differences in CapEx and free cash flow, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber examines the contrasting financial strategies of Apple and Google, focusing on capital expenditures versus free cash flow. The analysis draws attention to how these two major companies, ...
Meb Faber: ETF launches reach $700 million in assets but remain niche
Meb Faber reports that his team began educating investors about 351 ETF Exchanges over two and a half years ago. He shares that their efforts have resulted in the launch of ETF products with over ...
Betting against U.S. future leads to loss, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares an investing quote from J.P. Morgan, stating that those who are pessimistic about the future of the U.S. will ultimately face financial failure. The quote highlights enduring ...
Meb Faber: Charley Ellis shares insights from five decades in investing
Meb Faber highlights the influential role of Charley Ellis in the investing world, pointing to Ellis's leadership over more than fifty years. The conversation includes discussion of Ellis's ...
Old advice of trusting Federal Reserve no longer applies, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber highlights a quote from Russell Napier suggesting that, in an environment of quantitative easing, the traditional investing maxim of 'Do not fight the Fed' should be reconsidered and ...
Meb Faber: Best investors value curiosity and resilience
Meb Faber shares an investing quote from Brad Gerstner, highlighting the qualities he believes define top investors. According to the quote, the best investors demonstrate intellectual curiosity, ...
Money printing enriches few who direct financial flows, Meb Faber notes
Meb Faber shares an investing quote from Marc Faber on the impact of money printing. According to Marc Faber, the process of printing money primarily benefits a select group of people who control ...
