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- June 4, 2014Inequality, Free Markets and Crashes
Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel talk about how government intervention postpones the inevitable. Excerpts: Taleb: Mark, your book is the only place that understands crashes as natural equalizers. In the context of…
- June 4, 2014Ep. 244: Walter Williams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Walter Williams, an American economist, commentator, and academic. He is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, as well as a syndicated columnist…
- June 2, 2014Ep. 243: John Mauldin Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is John Mauldin, a noted financial expert, a New York Times best-selling author, a pioneering online commentator, and the publisher of one of the most widely read investment newsletters…
- June 1, 2014Two Guys That Have No Clue About Anything: Otherwise Known As Standard Wall Street News
Watch. I like to review the Linkedin profile of these money reporter types. Their CVs are often more informative than words spoken.
- May 27, 2014Ep. 242: Jean-Philippe Bouchaud Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, the Chairman of the multi-strategy quantitative hedge fund Capital Fund Management (5B+ AUM) and co-supervisor of the research team. He is a well known authority in…
- May 26, 2014Trend Following Goes Against Established Orthodoxy
Trend following can be a counterintuitive. It goes against the orthodoxy of buy and hold, fundamental analysis, value investing, Warren Buffett, EMH and Federal-Reserve-Trust-the-Government ZIRP policy. Further, it is not day trading,…
- May 25, 2014The Importance of Curiosity for Trend Followers: Wanting to Know
A top CEO recently spoke before a Harvard MBA class. A student asked, “What do I do?” The CEO replied, “Take the rest of the money you have not spent on tuition…