What are trend following investment strategies? What are the drawbacks and benefits? Is it a safe way to invest? To answer us all of these questions and many more, we are having the creator of I-System Trend Following back for part 2.   Alex is the founder of Krainer Analytics and creator of I-System Trend Following. He has worked as a market analyst, researcher, trader and hedge fund manager since 1996. Alex was born and raised in a socialist regime of former Yugoslavia, under one-party communist rule. As a 17-year old he joined a student exchange program and took up his university studies there, ultimately transferring to Switzerland on a scholarship where he completed a degree in Business and Economics. From Switzerland his path led him to Venezuela where he lived for a year and experienced his first banking crisis in 1994 when 9 of Venezuela’s 16 largest banks failed and brought the country’s economy to a grinding halt.   The same year he returned to Croatia and joined the military where he served through 1995 during the last phases of Croatia’s war of independence. In 1996, upon discharge from the military, Alex took employment at an oil trading company in Monaco. In 1998 he became the head of risk and CEO in 2000. Alex had originated the firm’s research and development program in market analysis and application of neural networks and artificial intelligence in trading of financial and commodities markets.   By 2007 Alex launched his own investment management business and was among the small minority of managers who generated positive investment returns (+27%) during the 2008 financial crisis. Over the following six years, his fund outperformed the Dow Jones Credit Suisse index of Blue Chip commodity futures trading funds. In 2011 Alex Joined Lee Robinson’s Altana Wealth to manage the firm’s inflation hedging strategy.   In 2019 Alex created Altana Wealth’s systematic portfolio allocation strategy designed to bridge the gap between technology and finance. In more recent years, Alex also busied himself as an author.   He published his first book “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading” in 2015. n 2021 this book was selected as #1 on Financial-Expert.co.uk’s list of “The 5 Best Commodities Books for Investors and Traders.” In 2017 he published “The Grand Deception” which is available exclusively from the RedPill Press. In 2021 he published “Alex Krainer’s Trend Following Bible.”

What mindset do you need to do 105 Ironman in 105 days? What do you do if you get injured in day 65? What are techniqiues he used that you can adopt into your life? Sean Conway is a Zimbabwean ultra endurance athlete and motivational speaker. He is best known for his remarkable feats of endurance, including becoming the first person to swim the length of Britain. He just did a world record with 105 full Ironman in 105 days.   Conway's journey into the world of endurance challenges began in 2008 when he embarked on a cycling trip around the world. This epic adventure took him across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, covering a distance of over 16,000 miles. During this expedition, Conway faced numerous challenges, including extreme weather conditions, physical exhaustion, and encounters with wildlife.   Inspired by his cycling journey, Conway set his sights on even greater challenges. In 2013, he attempted to become the first person to swim the length of Britain. This grueling challenge involved swimming approximately 900 miles from Land's End to John o' Groats. Despite facing treacherous weather conditions and battling fatigue, Conway successfully completed the swim in 135 days, setting a new record.   In addition to his swimming and cycling achievements, Conway has also completed other notable endurance challenges. These include running the length of Britain in 2015 and cycling across Europe in just 24 days in 2016. His determination and resilience have earned him recognition as one of Britain's most accomplished endurance adventurers.   Conway's accomplishments have not only pushed the boundaries of human endurance but have also inspired others to pursue their own dreams and overcome obstacles. Through his motivational speaking engagements and media appearances, he shares his experiences and encourages individuals to step out of their comfort zones.  

In a few years we may have digital coins that can be programmed to have different properties. They can, for example, have an expiry date or can only be used for earmarked purposes. They can also be transferred directly to the recipient when all predefined conditions are met, without the use of intermediaries such as banks and brokers. Digital central bank money can shake up the reality we know - and create many new opportunities. This is according to the Head of Innovation at Norwegian SpareBank 1 SR-Bank.   Why do many experts warn against digital ID and digital money?   One of those who is now warning against this is Catherine Austin Fitts.   She is an American investment banker and former public servant who served as CEO of Dillon, Read & Co. and, during the presidency of George HW Bush, as the United States Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing. She has written and commented on the topic of public spending and has alleged several large cases of government fraud.   Fitts has researched and commented on public expenditure. In a 2004 study published in World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues, she claimed to find "evidence that a very large proportion of the nation's wealth is illegally diverted since decades into secret, untraceable channels and programs with unspecified purposes, including secret operations and subversions abroad and secret military R&D at home. Public institutions have been infiltrated and taken over by shadow groups in the service of powerful private and special interests, often at the expense of the common good."   In 2017, Fitts co-authored a report, along with Michigan State University economist Skidmore, that claimed to find $21 trillion in "unauthorized spending" by the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development over a 17-year period.   God listen!

How can you build mental strength and overcome fear?   In this episode we re launch and episode Frank did with Dr. Jordan B Peterson i 2017.   Jordan B Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto who has published more than a hundred scientific papers, transforming the modern understanding of personality, and revolutionized the psychology of religion with his book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. As a Harvard professor, he was nominated for the prestigious Levinson Teaching Prize, and is regarded by his students as one of three truly life-changing teachers.   If you like this episode, please share it with other people who can also benefit from this life-changing interview.

How does the financial system work? What are CBDC? Will the sentralbanks succeed with implemting CBDC?  To answere all these episode we have the pleasure of having Alex Krainer as the first guest. Alex is the founder of Krainer Analytics and creator of I-System Trend Following. He has worked as a market analyst, researcher, trader and hedge fund manager since 1996.  Alex was born and raised in a socialist regime of former Yugoslavia, under one-party communist rule. As a 17-year old he joined a student exchange program and took up his university studies there, ultimately transferring to Switzerland on a scholarship where he completed a degree in Business and Economics. From Switzerland his path led him to Venezuela where he lived for a year and experienced his first banking crisis in 1994 when 9 of Venezuela’s 16 largest banks failed and brought the country’s economy to a grinding halt. The same year he returned to Croatia and joined the military where he served through 1995 during the last phases of Croatia’s war of independence. In 1996, upon discharge from the military, Alex took employment at an oil trading company in Monaco. In 1998 he became the head of risk and CEO in 2000. Alex had originated the firm’s research and development program in market analysis and application of neural networks and artificial intelligence in trading of financial and commodities markets. By 2007 Alex launched his own investment management business and was among the small minority of managers who generated positive investment returns (+27%) during the 2008 financial crisis. Over the following six years, his fund outperformed the Dow Jones Credit Suisse index of Blue Chip commodity futures trading funds. In 2011 Alex Joined Lee Robinson’s Altana Wealth to manage the firm’s inflation hedging strategy. In 2019 Alex created Altana Wealth’s systematic portfolio allocation strategy designed to bridge the gap between technology and finance. In more recent years, Alex also busied himself as an author. He published his first book “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading” in 2015. In 2021 this book was selected as #1 on Financial-Expert.co.uk’s list of “The 5 Best Commodities Books for Investors and Traders.” In 2017 he published “The Grand Deception” which is available exclusively from the RedPill Press. In 2021 he published “Alex Krainer’s Trend Following Bible.”

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