Jerry Parker joins us today to discuss trading single stocks while maintaining a systematic approach, the benefits of trading a broad universe of assets, how investors naturally gravitate toward strategies with lesser returns, but hidden risks, why you need volatility in order to gain maximum returns, what to do with dividends as a Trend Follower, and diversifying Trend Following models versus diversifying look-back periods.

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In this episode, we discuss:

A systematic approach to trading single stocks
Why you should trade a broad universe of assets
Why the best thing to do is often the hardest thing to do as investors
Why volatility is our friend, especially when it's directional
How to manage dividends as a Trend Following trader
The best methods of diversification

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00:00 - Intro

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02:03 - Macro recap from Niels

03:10 - Weekly review of returns

06:44 - Q1; Robert: How does Jerry select his single stocks to trade?

16:27 - Q2; Brian: What does Jerry do with the dividends from the singles stocks he trades?

20:20 - Discussion on recent New York Times

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