QE3: Subsidizing Banks and Bond Speculators at Taxpayer Expense Is Disgusting
John Hussman writes: One of the problems with QE here, however, is that it would essentially represent fiscal policy for the benefit of speculators, at taxpayer expense. To see this, note that the...
View ArticleA Non-Partisan & Easy to Follow Explanation that Illuminates the Never-Ending...
From John Hussman: Over the past 13 years, the S&P 500 has underperformed even the depressed return on risk-free Treasury bills. Real U.S. gross domestic investment has not grown at all since 1999,...
View ArticleThe Big Blur Is Not Helpful
President Obama recently: There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me — because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t — look, if you’ve been successful, you...
View Article“When Did They Give Up?” New Episode from Michael Covel
Feedback in from a reader: Episode 18 is utterly awesome Michael. I’ve always thought that people that go to & cheer at political rallies, marches etc… are just total f**k ups! I’ve just never been...
View ArticleTrend Commandments Lays the Politics Out
A shout out to the politics laid out in my book Trend Commandments.
View ArticleEpisode: It Was A Very Good Year
Synopsis: Michael Covel starts with “It Was a Very Good Year” by Frank Sinatra because what’s more useful as a human being? Is it more useful to get all geared up about elections, or to listen to a...
View ArticleHousing’s Trek From America’s “Socialism”, Through UK’s “Communism” Ending in...
From ZeroHedge: Socialism is a dirty word in many parts of the US, but as the FT reports, the government has turned its mortgage market into a giant nationalized enterprise on a par with China’s Red...
View ArticleThe Pope Should Avoid Marxism
Feedback in: Mike H: I’m sure you probably heard about this by now but [check this out]. Here’s a good quote: “I encourage financial experts and political leaders to ponder the words of one of the...
View ArticleTrading Food For Thought
Some interesting reads: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Being a Trendfollower The Biggest Investment Mistakes — in the Words of Jean-Marie Eveillard, Howard Marks, et al. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from...
View ArticleTrading Food For Thought
Interesting reads: Investment author ‘trending’ in S’pore Rational and Irrational Thought: The Thinking that IQ Tests Miss The Pipeline and the Damage Done Teams Turn to a Face Reader, Looking for That...
View ArticleEp. 324: David Stockman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Michael Covel speaks with David Stockman on today’s podcast. Those that follow business and politics in the United States will recognize his name. Stockman has been a businessman, a Congressman, and...
View Article“Why Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer”
A recent interchange with [prominent trader appearing on my podcast]: Name: Read: “Why Greece’s Lenders Need to Suffer” Covel: Great ending paragraph: “There is an unsentimental logic to markets. If...
View ArticleEp. 384: Living by Your Own Rules with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Subscribe to Trend Following Radio on iTunes On today’s show, Michael Covel talks about decision-making, and how too often people allow the “rules” of others to dictate the actions they take. This, as...
View ArticleTrading Food for Thought: March 8th Edition
Food for thought: On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit Goldman Sachs Puts Worker Linked to Donald Trump on Leave The stock that ate Wall Street Adaptive Asset Allocation: A Primer...
View ArticleTrading Food for Thought: April 26th Edition
Food for thought: Could we soon REVERSE death? JPMorgan Sees $100 Billion Quant Buying Should Rally Last Quest Partners focuses on skew to avoid the CTA drawdown Polemic’s trading aphorisms Positive...
View ArticleTrading Food for Thought: May 14th Edition
Food for thought: Why Free Speech Matters on Campus Is Investing Actually as Easy as A-to-Z? Hedging on the Case Against Hedge Funds Diversity’s benefits Greeks foresee Grexit and drachma’s revival Do...
View ArticleMike Lofgren and The Deep State Podcast Feedback
Trend Following Radio feedback: Hi Michael, I finished up listening to your podcast with Mike Lofgren on “The Deep State” and felt the urge to just thank you for a very interesting, informative,...
View ArticleTrading Food for Thought: May 18th Edition
Food for thought: QOTD: Paul Singer on Market Timing Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit College Students Can Now Major In Moneyball The Party Surrenders Is There Too Much...
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