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Ep. 168: Larry Williams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Larry Williams
Larry Williams

My guest today is Larry Williams, an American author, stock and commodity trader, and politician from the state of Montana.

The topic is trading.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • IRS and Congress
  • Targeting of individuals and groups by the government
  • Facing the government in a court case and negotiating with the IRS
  • How Williams approached trading at the beginning, and his motivations to do so
  • How growing up in Montana affected Williams personally
  • How Williams came to run for Senate and his reasoning for doing so
  • The importance of speculation, and the difference between speculation and gambling
  • How Williams made the migration from stocks to thinking about futures
  • How Williams approached the emotional and money management sides of the equation
  • Risk control
  • Understanding what kind of system “fits” you best
  • The changing condition of markets
  • Keeping it simple
  • The importance of learning from injury
  • How Williams came to his Libertarian mindset

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Ep. 167: Ryan Holiday Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday

My guest today is Ryan Holiday, an American author, public-relations strategist, bookstore owner and host of the podcast The Daily Stoic. He is a former director of marketing for American Apparel.

The topic is his book Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • The definition of “growth hacking”
  • The different forms of growth hacking
  • Why many other marketing books pertain to big business rather than startups
  • The startup mentality
  • How Holiday turned to Bittorrent to launch Tim Ferriss’ “The 4-Hour Chef”
  • Platforms in the growth hacking mindset
  • Letting others be lucky
  • Growth hacking in the context of startups
  • The idea of a product market fit, changing your product, and assessing its strengths and weaknesses
  • The marketing implications of knowing that “the product is never done”
  • Standing by your convictions but being open minded to change
  • The anachronism of press releases
  • Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
  • The concept of other people’s money, the lack of flexibility that goes along with that, and the importance of being able to change

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Warren Buffett Reaps $10 Billion From Crisis-Era Investments

Posted on by Michael Covel

A comment from Warren Buffett:

“In terms of simple profitability, an average investor could have done just as well investing in the stock market if they bought during the panic period. You make your best buys when people are overwhelmingly fearful.

Without bailouts Buffett’s firm doesn’t survive.

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What Do Blackberry & Enron Have in Common?

Posted on by Michael Covel

Feedback on the class action law suit against Blackberry:

Mike, a class action lawsuit has been launched in New York against BlackBerry and its top two executives for misleading investors over the last 13 months. Anyone who looks at the chart will realize that none of the plaintiffs are trend followers. In fact, if you had been trading BlackBerry for the last eight years as a trend follower, you’d be sending them a bouquet rather than suing them.

Regards,
DG

Thanks. Great point. Reminds me of Enron.

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Football Out, Nerfball In & Weenies Multiply

Posted on by Michael Covel

A sad excerpt from an article:

They were just informed that during recess, football is out and Nerf ball is in. Hard soccer balls have been banned, along with baseballs and lacrosse balls, rough games of tag, or cartwheels unless supervised by a coach.

First dodge ball and now “catch” is banned.

Soon kids will be wearing helmets to simply walk.

Watch.

It will happen.

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Ep. 166: Harry Binswanger Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Posted on by Michael Covel
Harry Binswanger
Harry Binswanger

My guest today is Harry Binswanger, an American philosopher, writer, and Objectivist as a long-time associate of Ayn Rand.

The topic is his article on the value of 1%.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Being inspired by the 1%, and why his article caused such an uproar
  • The nature of trade
  • Envy and jealousy
  • Understanding where entrepreneurs start and how wealth is created
  • The bailouts of 2008
  • Wal-Mart and its many innovations
  • Why money isn’t the root of all evil
  • Seeing Ayn Rand’s work woven into the cultural fabric
  • Statism
  • Navigators and the new health care laws
  • Why the wealthiest counties in America all surround Washington, DC
  • Why we’re at the “tipping point” in society today
  • Thoughts on Ron Paul vs. the principles of Ayn Rand

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Should You Invest in Biblical Finance such as Suggested by Dave Ramsey

Posted on by Michael Covel

An excerpt:

Ramsey is overtly religious, and his for-profit Financial Peace University is billed as “a biblically based curriculum that teaches people how to handle money God’s ways.”

Found this intro:

Please don’t add your religious insights to your investing insights. Ramsey is wise to talk of cutting up your credit cards, but biblical finance such as outlined in the Dave Ramsey Five Foundations, is not the wise path.

Dave Ramsey Photograph
Dave Ramsey preaching the 5 Foundations of finance.

For a more scientific approach to investing and improving your financial circumstances take a look at my books.

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• About Us

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