#39 Daniel Mauro – Lessons From The Military, Market Bubbles, Equities & Bitcoin

Daniel Mauro is a portfolio manager with Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor and has been actively involved in financial markets since 2000. Dan received a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Nuclear Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1998. He served as an artillery officer in the United States Army from 1998 to 2002, serving in the Federal Republic of Germany.  In 2002, Daniel joined Patrick Mauro Investment Advisor and in 2005 received a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has extensive experience working with option trading firms at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Capitalizing on his mathematics and science background, Dan specializes in quantitative investment techniques. In addition to managing investment portfolios, Daniel has traded extensively in equities, commodities, futures, and options.Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(03:21) Daniel Mauro's background(09:07) Lessons from the military in markets (17:17) History repeating in financial markets(19:47) Market bubbles & crashes (24:28) Peak of equities(26:32) Inflation & rising bond yields (30:23) Protecting a portfolio from inflation & bond yields (32:57) Commodities, gold, silver & oil(38:55) Cryptocurrency & bitcoin  (47:31) Store of value & Elon Musk (49:48) Institutions & bitcoin (1:01:15) Outro__________________________________________Launch your own podcast with Buzzsprout and receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1469641Today is a great day to start your own podcast. Whether you're looking for a new marketing channel, have a message you want to share with the world, or just think it would be fun to have your own show. Podcasting is an easy, inexpensive, and enjoyable way to expand your reach online.Buzzsprout is hands down the easiest and best way to launch, promote, and track your podcast. Your show can be online and listed in all the major podcast directories (like Apple, Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more) within minutes of finishing your recording.__________________________________________Follow Kickoff Sessions on Spotify to keep updated with new sessions!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider sharing the session on Instagram or leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. Tell everyone I'm a semi-decent guy and it really helps to grow the show!For show notes and more episodes, visit Kickoff Sessions website. Sign up to the Kickoff Sessions email list for regular updates and content.Follow me on LinkedInFollow Kickoff Sessions on LinkedInSupport the growth of Kickoff SessionsSupport the music artist FarsiThank you internet people!Support the show