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My Favorite Investing Resources

October 17, 2019 by Brandon Beylo

My Favorite Investing Resources

I’ve received many questions about where to start, books to read and podcasts to follow for value investing. While the…

How to Identify the Consensus

August 20, 2019 by Alex Barrow

How to Identify the Consensus

Here’s John Percival, writing in his book The Way of the Dollar, describing how to identify the Consensus and act…

There Are No Limits

July 31, 2019 by Alex Barrow

There Are No Limits

“Bruce [Lee] had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We’d run the three miles…

Trader Vic’s Market Methods

July 25, 2019 by Alex Barrow

Trader Vic’s Market Methods

I first came across Trader Vic over a decade ago while meandering through an old book store. My dog-eared and…

The Best Trading Podcasts For Global Macro Investors

October 12, 2017 by Alex Barrow

The Best Trading Podcasts For Global Macro Investors

These days we’re flooded with information with barely enough time to digest it all. To help solve this, our team…

A Review Of George Soros’ “The Way Ahead” Lecture

March 15, 2017 by Alex Barrow

A Review Of George Soros’ “The Way Ahead” Lecture

The following review is straight from Operator James, a member of the Macro Ops Hub. With my TV broken for…

A Review Of Anthony Bolton’s “Investing Against The Tide”

March 9, 2017 by Alex Barrow

A Review Of Anthony Bolton’s “Investing Against The Tide”

The following review is straight from Operator Kean, a member of the Macro Ops Hub. To contact Kean, visit his…

A Review Of Lawrence Creatura’s “Long and Short: Confessions of a Portfolio Manager”

March 8, 2017 by Alex Barrow

The following review is straight from Operator Kean, a member of the Macro Ops Hub. To contact Kean, visit his website here.

Lawrence Creatura recently shared his insights from over two decades of investing in markets. The following are my takeaways from Long & Short: Confessions of a Portfolio Manager.

Identify Your Comparative Advantage

Creatura advises that investors understand their edge. This point is similar to Warren Buffett’s advice about knowing your ‘Circle of Competence’ — finding what you’re really good at and being aware of where that boundary/circle ends. Creatura writes:

A Comprehensive Reading List For Global Macro Traders & Investors

February 14, 2017 by Alex Barrow

The successful macro investor must be some magical mixture of an acute analyst, an investment scholar, a listener, a historian, a river boat gambler, and be a voraciousreader. Reading is crucial.

~ Barton Biggs

After being asked countless times about the best books to read when it comes to markets and trading, I finally decided to create a comprehensive list.

I’ve read hundreds of books on trading, markets, economics, history and psychology over the years. And even now I still try to read a new one every two weeks. Reading is not only vital to developing yourself as a trader, but also as a person who’s able to get what they want out of life.

A Review Of Scott Fearon’s “Dead Companies Walking”

January 27, 2017 by Alex Barrow

The following review is straight from Operator Kean, a member of the Macro Ops Hub. To contact Kean, visit his website here.

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