Orion CIO Rusty Vanneman Interviews Portfolio Manager Jerry Parker
September 23, 2024
Jerry Parker, legendary Turtle Trader and Portfolio Manager of the Blueprint Chesapeake Multi-Asset Trend ETF, appeared on the Orion “The Weighing Machine” podcast with Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CMT, BFA, Orion Chief Investment Officer – Wealth Management. The pair discussed trend following, the iconic Turtle Trading experiment, and lessons from Parker’s 40+ years of systematic investing.
About Blueprint Fund Management
Blueprint Fund Management designs, distributes, and manages systematic, process-driven, and transparent investment strategies for financial advisors and institutions. The firm aims to make trend following strategies highly accessible to advisors by offering and sub-advising investing strategies that are available as a mutual fund or ETF. Across the product offering, the firm applies a rules-based approach to both asset class and time diversification, instilling discipline and removing human bias during emotionally charged market environments.
About Chesapeake Capital Corporation
Chesapeake Capital Corporation is an innovative provider of systematic alternative investment solutions, including a limited partnership, separately managed accounts, and mutual funds. The firm was founded in 1988 by legendary Turtle Trader Jerry Parker, who continues to serve as the Chairman and CEO. The firm’s consistent, single-minded approach to managing client capital is trend following, and its client base includes private and institutional investors worldwide.