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143: Mike Melissinos on Launching an Investment Firm Using the Trend Following System

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Mike Melissinos began his research into investing philosophy while working as a junior analyst at Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan. Both the collapse of Bear and the Financial Crisis, in general, were eye-opening experiences and motivated him to launch his own investment firm – namely, to offer a better way to protect capital while still being able to capitalize on major trends.

He graduated from Seton Hall University (2006) with a degree in Accounting. In 2007, Michael worked as a hedge fund auditor for Rothstein Kass; from 2007-2009, he worked as an analyst for Bear Stearns and J.P. Morgan; and from 2009-2010, as an equities trader for SMB Capital.

In January 2011, four partners contributed a total of $300,000 to help Michael launch his investment management career. Today, he manages over $5 million for individuals and institutions at Melissinos Trading.

In this episode Mike mentions:

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142: Niels Kaastrup-Larsen on Time, Diversification and Asset Allocation in Trend Following Strategies

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Niels Kaastrup-Larsen is Managing Director (Europe) of Dunn Capital.

He is the founder and host of the podcast Top Traders Unplugged and also hosts the CME Group’s podcast Managed Futures.

Check out a previous episode with Niels over at www.economicrockstar.com/niels

A Gift from Niels to All Economic Rockstar Listeners:

How to Master Managed Futures: Even if you’ve never traded before by Niels Kaastrup-Larsen and Katy Kaminski

In this episode, Niels mentions:

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141: Dan Hamermesh on the Economics of Sleep

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141: Dan Hamermesh on the Economics of Sleep

Dan Hamermesh discusses his current work and his forthcoming book ‘Spending Time’ which explores the allocation and the use of time by gender, by region, by country and by economic factors. 

The main focus of this conversation is on the economics of sleep.

Check out the links, resources and books mentioned in this episode over on the show notes page at www.economicrockstar.com/danhamermesh2.

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140: Michael Covel on the Trend Following Strategy that Beats the Market

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140: Michael Covel on the Trend Following Strategy that Beats the Market

Michael Covel is an entrepreneur and author of five books on Trend Following as well as host of his podcast Trend Following Radio.

His podcast and work on Trend Following can be found on his website www.trendfollowing.com.

The Following were Mentioned in this Episode:

Dunn Capital, Jerry Parker, Jesse Livermore, Richard Donchian, Richard Dennis, William Eckhardt, Turtle Traders, LTCM, Eugene Fama, Cliff Asness, Malcom Gladwell, Anders Erickson, Jim Rogers, George Soros, Nassim Taleb, Daniel Kahneman and Loretta Napoleoni.

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139: Loretta Napoleoni on North Korea The Country We Love to Hate

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Loretta Napoleoni on North Korea The Country We Love to Hate


Loretta Napoleoni returns to the Economic Rockstar podcast to talk about her work and recent book on North Korea.

Loretta is an expert on terrorist financing and money laundering, and advises several governments and international organizations on counter-terrorism.

Check out my previous conversation with Loretta in Episode 23 at www.economicrockstar.com/loretta where she discusses funding terrorists, ISIS and the Islamic State. Visit Loretta’s own site at www.lorettanapoleoni.net.

In this Episode Loretta discusses her latest book entitled North Korea: The Country We Love to Hate.

“Like China’s Mao Zedong, Kim Il-Sung – North Korea’s leader from its founding in 1948 until his death in 1996 – washed away the humiliation caused by Japanese colonisation and re-created an ancient nation. He consolidated and protected the country with strict principles of unity and isolation. His grandson Kim Jong-un is following in the footsteps of Chinese revolutionary politics by modernising the country using the economy as the main tool of transformation.

This short, informative book is an account of a country central to world politics and yet little understood. Further, it presents insider narratives of its people, whose self-image is radically different to the image we have of them.” 

A Selection of Books by Loretta Napoleoni:

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138: Rebecca Moryl on Using Economics Podcasts in the Classroom to Connect to the Real World

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138: Rebecca Moryl on Using Economics Podcasts in the Classroom to Connect to the Real World

Rebecca Moryl is Assistant Professor of Economics at Emmanuel College, Boston.

In addition to experience as an economist and public policy analyst, Professor Moryl has professional experience in operations management, fundraising management, efficiency evaluation and improvement, and program marketing.

Rebecca has served as a professional consultant to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and small businesses.

She integrates her work in nonprofits with teaching through student service projects and community events.

Professor Moryl runs the site www.audioecon.com which provides teaching resources based on economics podcast episodes from EconTalk, Freaknomics, This American Life and Planet Money.

Professor Moryl’s Website:

Podcasts Mentioned in this Epsiode:

  • EconTalk, Freakonomics, Planet Money and This American Life.

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137: Rakesh Ramachandran on Crypto Economics and How Knowledge of Austrian Economics Created His Blockchain Company QBRICS

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137: Rakesh Ramachandran on Crypto Economics and How Knowledge of Austrian Economics Created His Blockchain Company QBRICS

Rakesh Ramachandran in co-founder and CEO of QBRICS, an enterpreise blockchain platform company.

Rakesh is self-thought in economics and created QBRICS based on his readings of Austrian economics.

He is a long-time listener to the podcast and I’m thrilled to to share this conversation with you.

In this episode Rakesh mentions and discusses:

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136: Abby Hall on the Boomerang Effect and the Militarization of the US Domestic Police Force

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136: Abby Hall on the Boomerang Effect and the Militarization of the US Domestic Police Force

Abby Hall is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida and a Research Fellow with the Independent Institute.

She earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia in 2015.

Her broader research interests include Austrian Economics, Political Economy and Public Choice, and Peace Economics, and Institutions and Economic Development.

Her work includes topics surrounding the U.S. military and national defense, including, domestic police militarization, arm sales, weapons as foreign aid, the cost of military mobilization, and the political economy of military technology.

She is currently researching how foreign intervention adversely impacts domestic political, social, and other institutions.

You can find Abby’s research, writings and other information on her website at www.abigailrhall.com.

Economists:

In this episode Abby mentions: Chris Coyne, James Buchanan, Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Robert Higgs, Henry Hazlitt, David Skarbek, Stephanie Haeffele-Balch and Tom Duncan.

Books:

Select Papers By Abby Hall:

  • The Militarization of Disaster Relief” (work in progress) (with S. Haeffele-Balch).
  • Abigail R. Hall (with C. Coyne). 2013. ​​​“The Militarization of U.S. Domestic Policing.”​​​ ​The Independent Review, 17(4):485-504 .​​
  • Abigail R. Hall (with C. Coyne). 2014. “The Political Economy of Drones.” Defence and Peace Economics, 25(5): 445-460.
  • Abigail R. Hall (with C. Coyne). “The Empire Strikes Back: Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, and the Robust Political Economy of Empire.” Review of Austrian Economics, 2013.

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135: David Zetland Bonus Episode

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135: David Zetland Bonus Episode

This is a continuation of a conversation I had with David from episode 133 where we discuss water shortages and climate change. This bonus was pre-released on Patreon for patrons of the Economic Rockstar podcast. To find out more about my page on Patreon, check out www.patreon.com/economicrockstar.

If you’d like to listen to the first part of the conversation with David, please check out episode 133.

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134: Edward Castronova on the Economy of Virtual Worlds

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134: Edward Castronova on the Economy of Virtual Worlds

 

Edward Castronova is professor of Telecommunication and Cognitive Science at Indiana University Bloomington. He pioneered the study of how money,value, and property flow inside online games like Everquest

Castronova’s paper Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier became the most downloaded paper in the entire database — beating out works by dozens of Nobel laureates.

Books by Professor Castronova: 

Papers:

  • Castronova, Edward (2008). A Test of the Law of Demand in a Virtual World: Exploring the Petri Dish Approach to Social Science. CESifo Working Papers.
  • Castronova, Edward (2001). Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier, CESifo Working Paper No. 618, December.
  • Castronova, Edward (2002). On Virtual Economies, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 752, July.
  • Castronova, Edward (2003). The Price of ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’: A Hedonic Pricing Model of Avatar Attributes in a Synthethic World, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 957, June.

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