SI163: The Importance of Investment Narratives ft Mark Rzepczynski

This week, Mark Rzepczynski joins us to discuss the Bitcoin ETF and the increasing likeliness that it won’t be banned by the US government, the need for money managers to convey good stories in order to simplify their processes to clients, why having a long track record of success, with one or two scars, is better than a perfect recent history, how Trend Following has been so successful over 6 decades, and how a non-secretive strategy like Trend Following compares to private equity strategies.
In this episode, we discuss:
The future of Bitcoin
How money managers can explain their approaches simply to clients
Long, successful, but bumpy track records versus recent strong performers
Trend Following's incredible success over 6 decades
The private equity world compared with systematic investing
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Follow Mark on https://twitter.com/mrzepczynski (Twitter).
IT’s TRUE 👀 – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written http://bit.ly/36bzny2%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank (here).
And you can get a free copy of my latest book “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” http://www.toptradersunplugged.com/book%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank (here).
Learn more about the Trend Barometer https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/resources/market-trends/ (here).
Send your questions to [email protected]
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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:54 – A big thank you to listeners of the show for leaving your 5-star reviews on iTunes, and feel free to share our link with 3 of your like-minded friends: https://top-traders-unplugged.captivate.fm/listen (https://top-traders-unplugged.captivate.fm/listen)
02:49 – Macro recap from Niels
04:52 – Weekly review of performance
12:33 – Why storylines and narratives matter
52:42 – How effectively communicating what we do can be a challenge in any industry
55:54 – The strategies that tend that lend themselves easier to good narratives
01:06:55 – Some thoughts on the likelihood of upcoming stagflation
01:13:01 – Benchmark performance update
01:14:28 – Announcement of new and updated version of the Top Traders Unplugged website which is on the way, as well as a new series on the topic of volatility, hosted by recent guest, Jason Buck

This week, Mark Rzepczynski joins us to discuss the Bitcoin ETF and the increasing likeliness that it won’t be banned by the US government, the need for money managers to convey good stories in order to simplify their processes to clients, why having a long track record of success, with one or two scars, is better than a perfect recent history, how Trend Following has been so successful over 6 decades, and how a non-secretive strategy like Trend Following compares to private equity strategies.

In this episode, we discuss:

The future of BitcoinHow money managers can explain their approaches simply to clientsLong, successful, but bumpy track records versus recent strong performersTrend Following's incredible success over 6 decadesThe private equity world compared with systematic investing

Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.

Follow Mark on Twitter.

IT’s TRUE 👀 – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here.

And you can get a free copy of my latest book “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” here.

Learn more about the Trend Barometer here.

Send your questions to [email protected]

And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast.

Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:54 – A big thank you to listeners of the show for leaving your 5-star reviews on iTunes, and feel free to share our link with 3 of your like-minded friends: https://top-traders-unplugged.captivate.fm/listen

02:49 – Macro recap from Niels

04:52 – Weekly review of performance

12:33 – Why storylines and narratives matter

52:42 – How effectively communicating what we do can be a challenge in any industry

55:54 – The strategies that tend that lend themselves easier to good narratives

01:06:55 – Some thoughts on the likelihood of upcoming stagflation

01:13:01 – Benchmark performance update

01:14:28 – Announcement of new and updated version of the Top Traders Unplugged website which is on the way, as well as a new series on the topic of volatility, hosted by recent guest, Jason Buck