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Ep. 510: Milton Friedman Returns with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 12, 2016

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My guest today is Milton Friedman, one of Michael's favorite dead guests to bring on the podcast. Milton foreshadows Uber, talks about the deep state (without mentioning the deep state), brings up airline service and monopoly. His solutions to problems in government 35 years ago were to cut government spending, hold monetary growth back and cut regulations. The same solutions to government are at the forefront of American politics today. Today, Michael curates two interviews between Phil Donahue and Milton Friedman. These interviews were recorded back in the 1980's, but many of the points made are more relevant today than ever.

The topic is airline service and monopoly.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Government spending
Liberty in trading
Government regulation
Unknowingly supporting private interests
How to prevent monopoly
Legalizing drugs
Prohibition

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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.

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Ep. 509: Van Tharp Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 09, 2016

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My guest today is Van Tharp. He runs the Van Tharp Institute and is the author of four acclaimed books published by McGraw Hill: Super Trader, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, and Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. His new book is called Trading Beyond the Matrix. He was also featured in Jack Schwager's Market Wizard's: Interviews with Great Traders. Van Tharp received his Ph.D. in psychology, is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Certified Master Time Line Therapist, a certified Modeler of NLP, and an Assistant Trainer of NLP.

The topic is his book Trading Beyond the Matrix: The Red Pill for Traders and Investors.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Systems theory
Money management vs. Position sizing
Ed Seykota's trading and psychology strategies
Tom Basso's trading and psychology strategies
Yoga
Training your brain how to think

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Ep. 508: Hysteria with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 05, 2016

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

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Ep. 507: Lanny Bassham Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 02, 2016

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My guest today is Lanny Bassham, an Olympic gold medalist. After falling short in the 1972 Olympics winning the silver medal rather than gold, Lanny went home and re-applied himself. He returned to the 1976 Olympics and won the gold medal in rifle shooting. For the past 40 years, he has provided "Mental Management" training programs to clients including PGA Tour golfers, Miss America finalists, CEOs, US Navy SEALs, SWAT teams, and the FBI. In addition, Bassham briefly headed the U.S. Olympic shooting team and has operated the company Mental Management Systems with his wife Helen in Flower Mound Texas since 1977.

The topic is his book With Winning in Mind.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Creating a mental process
Changing your self image
How the top 5% think
Hard work in practice vs. Hard work in tournaments
Thinking of process not outcome
Valuing performance not just participation

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Ep. 506: Stepping Aside with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 28, 2016

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

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Ep. 505: Daniel Crosby Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 25, 2016

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My guest today is Daniel Crosby, a psychologist, behavioral finance expert and asset manager who applies his study of market psychology to everything from financial product design to security selection. He is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management and founder of Nocturne Capital. He is at the forefront of behavioralising finance. His ideas have appeared in the Huffington Post and Risk Management Magazine, as well as his monthly columns for WealthManagement.com and Investment News.

The topic is his book The Laws of Wealth: Psychology and the Secret to Investing Success.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Expert discretion
Efficient market theory
The eradication of guinea worms
Human ego
Warren Buffett and his trading strategy
Passive investing
Sigmund Freud's impact on trading
Standard deviation as a proxy for risk
Matching "the benchmark"

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Ep. 504: Jim Rickards Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 21, 2016

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My guest today is Jim Rickards. Jim was front and center during the 1998 LTCM blow-up. He was a partner and general counsel for Long Term Capital Management. Following their blowup, he was principal negotiator in the 1998 bailout of LTCM by the Federal Reserve. He has had a bird's eye view of some of the most interesting events in the economy over the last 20 years.

The topic is all that is finance.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Jim talks about the three elements that his model is based on: behavioral finance, complexity theory and inverse probability. He goes into great depth on what all of those models are and gives real life examples for them.

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Ep. 503: John Miller Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 18, 2016

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My guest today is John Miller, the author of "QBQ: The Question behind the Question", is on today's podcast. John's message is all about person responsibility. His dad was the wrestling coach at Cornell University and he taught John the foundation for his way of thinking early on. He started in the training business selling leadership and sales management training in 1986.

The topics are his books QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life and The QBQ! Workbook: A Hands-on Tool for Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Staying accountable for your actions
Social media bullying and accountability
Stress is a choice
Asking yourself the right questions to stay accountable
Entitlement

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Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Ep. 502: Efficient Market Thinking with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 14, 2016

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Please enjoy my monologue Efficient Market Thinking 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. 501: Roger Housden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 11, 2016

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My guest today is Roger Housden, an author, speaker, and writing guide. He writes for "living and writing wild." He has authored 22 books and has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to the LA Times. His latest book is titled, "Dropping the Struggle."

The topic is his book Dropping the Struggle: 7 Ways to Love the Life you Have.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: