As big believers in the power of data and evidence—whether it’s in investing, medicine, or sports—we’re thrilled to share this exceptional podcast episode featuring Jeff Luhnow, a valued client of Hill Investment Group. Jeff is a former St. Louis Cardinals leader, GM of the World Champion Houston Astros, and now a European Football (or soccer, for most Americans) Champion.

In this conversation, Jeff dives into the keys to success across business and sports, illustrating how interconnected these areas truly are. Remarkably, Jeff has applied his expertise in engineering, consulting, entrepreneurship, and team building to a sport he knew little about just a few years ago, achieving incredible success on the pitch (the field).

One of our favorite moments from the podcast is when Jeff shares: “The principles that drive success—whether in baseball, soccer, or business—are rooted in understanding the numbers, building the right team, and having the patience to see the vision through.”

Jeff’s career journey exemplifies a data-driven mindset and the power of taking the long view—principles that resonate deeply with us and guide our own work. We’re proud to support leaders like Jeff who embody these values. We think you’ll find his insights as inspiring as we do.

The investing world recently lost one of its quiet pioneers, Mac McQuown. While his name may not be widely recognized outside our industry, his influence runs deep. A trailblazer in modern investing, Mac’s visionary contributions laid the groundwork for the strategies many investors benefit from today. As David Booth, Co-Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, aptly noted, Mac was a true transformer in the field. [Click the quote to read Dimensional’s tribute.]

To bring about fundamental change, you need great thinkers and researchers, but you also need implementers. People like Mac don’t win Nobel Prizes; they implement the ideas of the guys who do. He’s a catalyst.

“Catalyst” is the keyword. There are so many useful nuggets in the attached article in the Financial Times that you’ll be better off reading it. In a short space, you will learn the history of evidence-based investing, the first index fund (Mac’s creation), the birth of many future Nobel Laureates, and their impressive connection to Dimensional, Blackrock, and other global finance leaders.

If you want to know and understand the recipe you’re investing in when investing with Hill, this is one of the better shortcuts to taking the long view you’ll ever read.