Michael Covel's Trend Following

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Ep. 420: Inequality of Effort with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Feb 01, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Inequality of Effort with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show.

To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/

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Ep. 419: Mebane Faber Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 29, 2016

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My guest today is Mebane Faber, a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. Faber is the manager of Cambria's ETFs, separate accounts and private investment funds. Mr. Faber has authored numerous white papers and three books: Shareholder Yield, The Ivy Portfolio, and Global Value. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and has been featured in Barron's, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Mr. Faber graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Engineering Science and Biology.

The topics are his books The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets and Invest With The House: Hacking The Top Hedge Funds.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Home country bias
Diversification
Different trading strategies
Finding the most successful hedge funds
Margin of safety

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Ep. 418: Everyone is a Closet Trend Follower with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 25, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Everyone is a Closet Trend Follower with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 417: Robert Carver Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 22, 2016

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My guest today is Robert Carver. He got his start in finance working at AHL. Robert started with AHL in 2001 during his final year of college. It was at this time that he was introduced to quantitative trading and began thinking of finance in a systematic way. He later went back to AHL, working there from 2006-2013. He is an independent systematic futures trader and investor, writer, and research consultant. He is currently a visiting lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London.

The topic is his book Systematic Trading: A unique new method for designing trading and investing systems.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Unpredictable risk vs. Predictable risk
Systematic trading
High frequency trading vs. Trend following trading
Black swans
When to intervene with your system
2008 crash

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 416: Market Timing Confusion with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 18, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Market Timing Confusion with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 415: Peter Gray Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 15, 2016

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My guest today is Peter Gray, an American psychologist who currently occupies the position of research professor of psychology at Boston College. He is also a well known critic of standard learning systems, and calls himself an evolutionary developmental psychologist. He studies why children are the way they are by asking questions like: Why are children so playful? Why are they so willful? Why do children do what they do?

The topic is his book Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Hunter gatherer cultures
Self-reliance
Evolution of development in youth
Pros and cons of video games
Ways of implicating free play back into society

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 414: Buy and Hold for 50 Years with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 11, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Buy and Hold for 50 Years with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 413: Ron Friedman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 08, 2016

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My guest today is Ron Friedman, an award winning social psychologist that specializes in human motivation. He is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, CNN, Fast Company, and Psychology Today, as well as the author of the best-selling non-fiction book The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace.

The topic is his book The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Flow in the Workplace
Creating a good work space
Disconnecting from work after hours
Creating balance in your life
Importance of exercise and naps

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 412: Flow State with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 04, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Flow State with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/

Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast

My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel

Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 411: Jason Williams Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Jan 01, 2016

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My guest today is Jason Williams, M.D., a highly trained psychiatrist and the son of legendary trader Larry Williams, explains how to assess and measure your innate personality traits and align them with your trading style for more profitable trading on a more consistent basis.

The topic is his book The Mental Edge in Trading : Adapt Your Personality Traits and Control Your Emotions to Make Smarter Investments.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: