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Category: Economics
- August 14, 2014Ep. 265: Leo Melamed Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Leo Melamed, a pioneer of financial futures, currencies, and stock indexes. Melamed became Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. In 1972, under his leadership, the CME…
- August 10, 2014Ep. 264: John H. Cochrane Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel talks with John H. Cochrane on today’s podcast. Cochrane is the AQR Capital Management Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Covel and…
- August 8, 2014Ep. 263: Meir Statman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Meir Statman, the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. His research focuses on behavioral finance. He attempts to understand how…
- August 4, 2014Ep. 262: Terry Burnham Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Terry Burnham, an economist who studies the biological and evolutionary basis of human behavior. He has a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, a Masters from the…
- July 20, 2014Ep. 258: Megan McArdle Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Megan McArdle, a Bloomberg View columnist who writes on economics, business and public policy. She founded the blog “Asymmetrical Information”. The topic is her book The Up Side…
- July 19, 2014$669 Million Judgement against Refco: Christopher Sugrue, Phillip Bennett, & Thomas Hackl
Phillip Bennett REFCO Informative read: New York (May 02, 2014, 6:27 PM ET) — The special master in the Refco Inc. securities fraud multidistrict litigation on Friday recommended that a New York…
- July 17, 2014Ep. 257: Cullen Roche Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
My guest today is Cullen Roche, the founder of Orcam Financial Group, a financial services company based out of San Diego. He also runs a very well-known blog called Pragmatic Capitalism (pragcap.com).…