Jun 29, 2015
Michael Covel presents a monologue today about his recent trip to Mainland China (Beijing). A trip that centered on his presentation to 1100 Chinese investors and traders. For those listeners that have not yet traveled to China--either for business or vacation--Covel offers a wide-ranging primer. There is no doubt that...
Jun 26, 2015
Today on the podcast Michael Covel speaks with Dr. Jonathan Fader. Fader is a licensed clinical psychologist and is the team psychologist to the NY Mets baseball team. Fader also writes a blog for Psychology Today entitled 'The New You'. He maintains an active clinical practice, is an assistant professor of Family...
Jun 22, 2015
Michel Covel offers a take about passion -- the critical element of your success. An excerpt from the recent Birdman film and comments from Pink Floyd's Roger Waters help make the case. In Birdman the Michael Keaton character approaches a critic in a dive bar. Everyone is afraid to approach the critic, the...
Jun 19, 2015
Michael Covel speaks with Ed Seykota on his second visit to the podcast. Originally profiled in the classic book 'The Market Wizards', Seykota has played a pivotal role in the growth of trend following trading for 40 years. This conversation breaks down into three parts: Govopoly, the Trading Tribe and trend following....
Jun 15, 2015
Michael Covel discusses one of Michael Mauboussin's white papers, “The Babe Ruth Effect”. This paper first caught Covel’s eye over a decade ago. It makes the critical point that big wins can pay for small losses (expected value thinking). Covel discusses the expected value mindset and how it relates to other...