Ep. 911: Eric Crittenden Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Eric Crittenden, the Chief Investment Officer of Standpoint Funds. He has over 20 years of experience designing and managing investment strategies, with an expertise in systematic trading in both mutual funds and hedge funds. Aside from creating sound investment strategies, his ability to simplify and communicate complex topics is what sets him apart from other investment managers. Tom Basso is the Chairman. He brings over 40 years of money management experience to Standpoint as Chairman of the Board. He was the Founder and CEO of Trendstat Capital, one of the largest futures managers in the U.S. in the 80s and 90s. Tom's successful career has been highlighted in the book The New Market Wizards by Jack Schwager. The topic is Trend Following. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Critical Thinking Social Media Portfolio Returns "Let's do our best not to mistake psychological problems for philosophical insights." –Sam Harris Increase Diversification Trading Commodities Zen Proverbs Understanding the Fundamentals Return on Investment 2020 The FED Tom Basso Standpoint Funds Jump in! --- 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. 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: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!