Mark Rzepczynski joins us in today’s episode to discuss inflation and how it threatens the economy, the power and paranoia of Trend Following and how you make the most money as a Trend Follower, what history tells us about common risks and diversification, portfolio construction and whether having more markets gives you better returns, the timing of Trend Following and why you need to have it as a core allocation, how to build the optimal portfolio and why bonds currently may not warrent an allocation, Sci-Fi vs. Fin-Fi and how the FED being behind the curve affects Trend Following, why bond vigilantes are back and much more.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

04:15 - Inflation

09:09 - Trend Following update

13:00 - Trends trends trends

28:49 - Portfolio construction

42:50 - Timing of Trend Following

49:12 - The Optimal Portfolio

55:12 - Sci-Fi vs. Fin-Fi

01:04:16 - China and future growth

01:06:07 - Overview of performance

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