Tearsheet Podcast: Exploring Financial Services Together

Charles Hugh Smith called the housing/debt bubble in 2005 when he started blogging on www.oftwominds.com It helps to be right and since then, he's grown his readership to 300k monthly visitors and published one of the best selling kindle books on Amazon in the investment category. Smith joins us today as a guest on Tradestreaming Radio. Please join us to discuss his new book, An Unconventional Guide to Investing in Troubled Times. We'll hear from Smith about what he sees to be the underlying problem in our economy, how it will play out, and how he suggests investors position themselves for the future. (Hint: disruptive technology and hard assets both play a key role) Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Making good investments is so about having good timing.You've done the research, you like what you see -- but when do you pull the trigger? What if there were a way to better your chances that your research into a stock is right? Our guest today on Tradestreaming Radio, Buff Dormeier believes he's found that way and it's volume analysis.For Dormeier, volume is one of the great tells in the stock market for investors looking for direction. Dormeir -- the author of Investing with Volume Analysis and www.volumeanalysis.com -- joins us today to talk about *technical analysis *how technical analysis can be used to complement fundamental analysis *why volume tells such a compelling story into future stock movements *where traditional volume analysis fails and how his theory improves upon it Thanks for joining us on Tradestreaming.We appreciate your support.Check back at www.tradestreaming.com for new shows and show notes.

Did you know corporate taxi medallions in New York City fetch close to $1M? Continuing to look at alternative investments, I stumbled upon investing in taxi medallions. The data show that a NYC taxi medallion would have returned 16% per year on average for the past 60 years -- smoking traditional asset classes. Medallion Financial's (Nasdaq: TAXI) CEO, Andrew Murstein joins us to talk about the particulars of the taxi business and how he's grown his firm into the largest financing arm of taxi medallions. You'll learn: * how to purchase a medallion * how much a taxi driver makes * how to finance a medallion * why industry dynamics have made taxi medallions great investments over the long term * what the future holds for the investment Thanks for joining us on Tradestreaming. We appreciate your support. Check back at www.tradestreaming.com for new shows and show notes.

We're doing something a little different with this interview. In the wake of the announcement that Google ($GOOG) was buying Motorola Mobility ($MMI), I wanted to understand the deal dynamics better. I spoke with Dan Hoffman, CEO and President of M5, a managed VOIP solutions provider. Dan's an Internet pioneer, founding an early ISP. M5 services enterprise clients with cloud telephony, on the forefront of telecommunications service. In this interview, we address *trends in software, hardware, and cloud *value of the Motorola patent portfolio *how Dan's firm is leveraging technology advances, regardless of who ultimately wins *how this acquisition would impact Apple ($AAPL) and Microsoft ($MSFT) Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we learn how to invest from experts. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show. Check out all our episodes on Tradestreaming.com

I've been a fan of Mike Dever's and Brandywine's since I first began learning about mutual funds 20 years ago. Mike joins us today on Tradestreaming Radio to discuss his new book, "Jackass Investing" -- a book with 30 years of hard-earned investment experience.Mike describes multiple myths investors (and the media!) have about investing -- and then proceeds to bust them. In this podcast, you'll learn: * why conventional investment wisdom requires investors to take uncompensated risks * why some investors continue to believe in myths and underperform * how to open up to new strategies to give you greater diversification * what "return drivers" are and how they enable profitable investments Thanks so much for listening -- I'm really grateful you're learning from experts along with me.If you're listening to this podcast on iTunes, please give us a rating/ranking to let others know of the value you're finding.Come to Tradestreaming.com to learn more and provide some feedback.

Are you interested in investing in commodities or mining companies but aren't quite sure where to start? I've invited natural resources expert, Dr. Victor Rudenno, author of The Mining Valuation Handbook: Mining and Energy Valuation for Investors and Management, onto this week's episode. We cover: *why mining is different from other industrial sectors *specific risks to natural resources firms *why companies' track records are so important for investors *how to improve the chances of investing on a new find *how government regimes are influencing investor prospects Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show. Check out our archives at Tradestreaming.com and let us know what you'd like to learn from experts.

If last week's terrible market has gotten you jittery, check out this episode of Tradestreaming Radio with Amy Cortese. Amy is a best-selling journalist and author of Locavesting: The Revolution of Local Investing and How to Profit From It. She joins us to discuss: *how investors are tapping into local opportunities and profiting *why many investors are adopting the "slow money" model *how some local businesses scale globally and how investors can ride their successes *crowdfunding's potential for businesses and investors *which local investing platforms are really taking off *the future of investing locally **Thanks for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio -- where investors learn from experts. Please give us a rating/ranking if you're listening to us via iTunes -- it will let everyone know the value you're getting from our programming. Drop us a line/stop by Tradestreaming.com to let us know what you think.

Tradestreaming is all about the value of social media to the investing process. We've spoken a lot about sentiment analysis and there are so many interesting approaches to solving how to make sense of the reams and reams of unstructured investment data online. One solution has emanated from the Israeli Defense Forces and found a home in Sentigo, the parent company of popular app, Wall St. Scanner. Wall Street Scanner looks at tens of thousands of sources of information and over 7M webpages every 24 hours scouring for important chatter about stocks. Soft launching just a month or two ago, Sentigo already has 70,000 downloads of its WSS app and with this momentum continues to build out functionality for its users. Eran Barak, Sentigo's VP of Strategy, shares his vision for his firm with us, bringing insights he gained as head of Thomson Reuters' messaging product throughout Europe. ***Thanks for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio -- where investors learn from experts. Please give us a rating/ranking if you're listening to us via iTunes -- it will let everyone know the value you're getting from our programming. Drop us a line/stop by Tradestreaming.com to let us know what you think.

The fine line between doing what's right for a client and what's good for you is walked daily by financial advisors. Most of the time things go off without a hitch. But sometimes, the results of poor decision making are disastrous. John Hohn joins us on Tradestreaming Radio to talk about his new book, Deadly Portfolio. John had a 40 year career in financial services, all the while exploring his avocation, writing. Deadly Portfolio is his first book and it explores the insides of the financial industry, how decisions are made, how brokers make a living, and how wealthy clients behave. It's also full of murder and intrigue... We talk to John about the book and his experiences in managing 300 brokerage clients influenced his writings. Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Every once in a while, you meet someone and you just look in the mirror and think: hey, I'm not worthy. What am I doing with my life? Today's guest Elie Ayache is part entrepreneur, part philosopher, and part technologist. He takes aim at Taleb's Black Swan model (and in general our view of probability and market pricing) and provides a new model of how to view contingent claims and their relationship with the market's pricing mechanism. He walks the talk, growing and expanding his software firm's client base with institutional investors. It's possible that with time, his software and theory will have a significant impact on how contingent claims are viewed, priced and traded. I learned a ton about how this all works (even if I didn't understand everything Ayache spoke about). Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Investors should always be on the prowl for investment strategies to improve returns while lowering risk. While everyone knows that options can help here, very few individual investors I've met actually have a good strategy to implement options. John Shon, author of Trading on Earnings News and a professor of accounting at Fordham University, joins us on this episode to discuss: *why earnings announcements are good times for investors to make money *why stocks continue to move big after earnings, even though they're being scrutinized *how to use options regardless of whether we're right about earnings strength/weakness *how to capitalize on post-earnings announcement drift (stocks continue to move AFTER earnings announcement) *advice on how to increase chances of success in options strategies around earnings announcements Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Saudi's Prince Waleed took $30k and investing globally, turned it into $22 billion -- all with staff of only 2 or 3. He was able to accomplish this by applying a framework to invest globally. Like Buffett, Waleed is a value investor. But the similarities end there -- Waleed is a deal maker, on the prowl to see where he can add value and how. In this podcast, we're joined by Jeff Towson, who headed up investments for Waleed for almost 10 years. He's written a new book describing the Waleed model, What Would Benjamin Graham Do Now: A New Value Investing Playbook For a Global Age. We discuss * ways global value investing differs from what Warren Buffett did so well * how Waleed and others like him find and invest in value in inherently chaotic environments * why global investing is a hybrid of investment banker, business development exec and investing * what geographies Towson is looking at now for their investment potential Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Dividends are essential building blocks of retirement portfolios and growth and value investing. Paul Rubillio, author of Be a Dividend Millionaire: A Proven, Low-Risk Approach that Will Generate Income for the Long Term, joins us on this episode of Tradestreaming Radio. We discuss: 1) dividend.com 's system for ranking high dividend stocks 2) Paul's experience trading full-time for a living 3) common mistakes investors make when looking at income producing stocks 4) how dividend.com grew to be the largest dividend website without paying for marketing Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor. If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show.

Part of learning to be a successful investor comes from learning to fail. Peter Sims, author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, joins us on Tradestreaming Radio to discuss his findings after interviewing hundreds of successful businessmen, entrepreneurs, and social scientists. On this show, you'll hear 1) how successful investors invest in new fields 2) why you need to fail to succeed 3) how big successes come from small bets 4) the need to iterate and iterate quickly Thanks again for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio, where we discuss technology, tips and techniques to becoming a better -- more accurate -- investor.If you're listening to us on iTunes -- PLEASE rate/rank us to let others know about the value you're finding on this show. Check back at Tradestreaming.com for archives and transcripts of this and all our shows.

Sometimes the simplest things in life can make the biggest differences in our investing. Tim Sanders is a student of human nature, a best selling author of four books (the most recent, Today We Are Rich), and a consultant to Fortune 1000 businesses. He knows a lot of top investors and understands the investing process well. Tim and I discuss: How to find more meaning in your investment practice Feeding your brain a healthy diet Beating the chatter about today's lousy economy to build something with lasting value How our grandparents hold the keys to our future successes ***Thanks for joining us on Tradestreaming Radio -- where we discuss tips, techniques and technology to make us better -- more accurate -- investors. If you're listening to this podcast on iTunes, please give us a rating/ranking (or both). Come back to Tradestreaming.com for our full archives and a transcript of this interview (coming soon).