ValueWalk's Raul Panganiban interviewed Professor Aswath Damodaran, discussing factor based investing, the three macro phenomena, short selling, doing the valuation game, and his views on investing and preserving wealth. This interview was recorded in May 2018 and was recently transcribed. Jacob Wolinsky is the founder of ValueWalk.com, a popular value investing and hedge fund focused investment website. Prior to ValueWalk, Jacob was VP of Business Development at SumZero. Prior to SumZero, Jacob worked as an equity analyst first at a micro-cap focused private equity firm, followed by a stint at a smid cap focused research shop.