Ep. 171: Nick Atkeson Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Nick Atkeson, a founding partner of Delta Investment Management, LLC. Mr. Atkeson has over 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Delta Investment Management, Mr. Atkeson was a partner and portfolio manager of Delta Force Capital, LLC, a San Francisco based hedge fund from 2006 to April 2009.

The topic is his book Win By Not Losing: A Disciplined Approach to Building and Protecting Your Wealth in the Stock Market by Managing Your Risk.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Momentum and streaks
• Some of the stories contained in Atkeson's book, including "Sonny" in Vegas and his ability to disrupt the earnings of the Rio Casino, and the idea of the "theo"
• Why people should invest at all
• Uncertainty in the markets, with jobs, and in retirement
• Market timing
• Asset allocation decisions
• Negative tail risk
• Black swans
• What happens when/if the US potentially defaults on its debt
• The idea of "systematic", taking your losses, and behavioral finance
• Loss avoidance
• How Atkeson got started in his career

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