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Ep. 207: Dominic Frisby Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Dominic Frisby
Dominic Frisby

My guest today is Dominic Frisby, a self-proclaimed accidental financial bod, comedian, actor of unrecognized genius, voice of many things, & presenter.

The topic is his book Life After the State: Why We Don’t Need Government.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Frisby’s beginnings as an actor and comedian
  • What comedy can teach us about finance and the discipline of clarity
  • How Cuba’s currency confusion led the nation to unfortunate circumstances
  • Real estate
  • Other peoples’ trust in the state
  • How the poor and needy would be cared for in a society without a state
  • The monopoly on compassion
  • How the state takes a piece of everything
  • “Greed is good”, “money is the root of all evil”, etc
  • Crony capitalism
  • Predation vs. productivity
  • The influence of lobbyists
  • The duopoly on money by banks and the state
  • Education
  • Bitcoin, digital currency, and taxation

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Where Did All the Money Go?

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Michael, is the last black swan the next black swan? Please have an expert on your show to explain where are all those toxic assets (CDOs, collateral debt obligations, or mortgage backed securities) are now? They caused the crash (2008), so where are they? The Fed buys some every month apparently, but where the heck are they all and whose balance sheets are they on? Banks, taxpayer? What could they do to the economy now or in the future? Did they just disappear or get absolved somehow?

Thanks,
Mike

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Podcast Inspiration for Aerospace Engineering Mind? You Bet!

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Michael, I’ve started reading your books and listening to your podcast this past year and I am a big fan. I am currently studying Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas but am looking to get myself started in the investing world as well. Thanks for doing what you do and making trend following more widespread. You’re helping prepare many of us without a financial background for success.

Joe

Thanks for the nice words Joe. Good luck with your journey.

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Behind the Curtain

Posted on by Michael Covel

I share many items for free on my websites. Unfortunately, there are some items that must remain behind closed doors:

Michael, first of all, thank you for all of your work. I appreciate your conviction and tireless effort. You referenced an Eckhardt audio speech in your podcast episode with Van Tharp. Would you be willing to share the speech with me? I would be very interested to hear the speech from Mr. Eckhardt. Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Keep up the great work!

Thank you,
Jacob

Unfortunately I can’t share it. Wish I could.

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Ep. 206: Harry Dent Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Harry Dent
Harry Dent

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My guest today is Harry Dent, a Harvard MBA, Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker and bestselling author. Harry is the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends.

The topic is his book The Demographic Cliff: How to Survive and Prosper During the Great Deflation Ahead.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Why demographics are so important
  • The definition of the “demographic cliff”
  • Demographic comparisons between the US and Asia
  • Rates of urbanization and GDP in emerging countries
  • The baby boomer generation
  • The Japanese “coma economy”
  • Why the retirement age needs to be raised
  • How real estate in America will never be the same
  • “Die-ers” vs. buyers

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Ep. 205: Chris Ducker Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Chris Ducker
Chris Ducker

My guest today is Chris Ducker, a serial entrepreneur and author of the bestseller, “Virtual Freedom”, and more recently, “Rise of the Youpreneur”. He owns and operates several businesses, that combined house over 400 full-time employees internationally. He’s also a trusted international business mentor, keynote speaker, podcaster, blogger, as well as the founder of Youpreneur.com – the leading personal brand business education company in the world.

The topic is his book Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • The definition of virtual freedom
  • How Ducker came from the cubicle originally, and how he got to be the location independent entrepreneur he is now
  • How Ducker became a “virtual CEO”
  • The idea of a “superhero syndrome”
  • The idea of a virtual, international staff
  • The process of finding a VA (virtual assistant)
  • The two types of outsourcing
  • Hiring for the role–not for the task
  • Text, audio, and video communication
  • Tim Ferriss and the four-hour work week
  • Developing a location independent lifestyle

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Don’t Try and Compare Capital

Posted on by Michael Covel

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Hi Michael, my name is Charlie, I’m writing to You from Poland, Central Europe, nearly 300 km from the Vilnius you were talking about in Your recent podcast. BTW Your surname ‘Covel’ is probably Polish and Lithuanian ‘kowal’, which is…a blacksmith. I’ve read Your books and I really like the idea of trend following, I’m using that technique on Warsaw Stock Exchange for years and US market for past 7 months. My TWR is 22,5% with max. drawdown -2,69%. I wanted to ask uou a question: in your opinion how big [of a] portfolio (in USD) has an average US citizen, who is about 30-35 years old, after higher education, working in a big private business (banks, big industry companies)? Is it approximately 50k USD, 100k USD or maybe 500k USD? I’m just looking for an opinion, I’m not interested in averages, statistics and so on. I’m just wondering what is the difference in size of portfolio between a well-educated and let’s say successful guy in central Europe and USA. Thanks in advance for Your reply

Best regards
Charlie

Charlie, there is no way to give such a number. See: trendfollowing.com/capital.

Note: How do I pronounce my last name? Co-vell. “Co” rhymes with toe. “Vell” rhymes with bell. Equally accented each syllable. It was shortened from Covalesky, which was shortened originally from Kavaliauskas. Lithuanian my father’s side.

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