Ep. 1098: Tom Basso Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

<p>My guest today is Tom Basso, a hedge fund manager who currently runs enjoytheride.world, a website dedicated to trader education. Tom was one of several traders featured in Jack Schwager’s The New Market Wizards and dubbed “Mr. Serenity” by Jack. He was president and founder of Trendstat Capital Management. He is the author of two books, Panic-Proof Investing and the self-published The Frustrated Investor. In 1998, he was elected to the board of the National Futures Association. He is also the chairman of the board of Standpoint Funds, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, which specializes in all-weather investing.</p> <p>The topic is Trend Following.</p> <p>In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Modern society and inflation</li> <li>Trading short-term, medium-term, and long-term with extreme diversification</li> <li>A trader's work-life balance</li> <li>Viewpoint on cryptocurrencies</li> <li>Trend following in the year 2022</li> <li>Tom’s happy retirement life</li> </ul> <p>Jump in!</p> <p>---</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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: <a href= "https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/</a></p> <p>You can watch a free video here: <a href= "https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/</a></p> <p>Can’t get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: <a href= "https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast</a></p> <p>My social media platfo