Using indicators to become a better investor

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We welcome Robert Wright, co-author of a new book The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to “Zombie Banks,” the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market to Tradestreaming Radio.

Wright is a university professor, prolific author, and a proponent of business-cycle investment philosophy.  Along with WSJ columnist, Simon Constable, he’s written an incredible resource for investors.

We discuss:

• Which economic indicators investors should be focused on
• Which economic indicators make money, how much money, and how reliable they are
• New indicators we haven’t heard of before
• How technology is enabling new indicators to help investors to make better decisions
• trends in investment book publishing to experiment with digital, freemium model and why he gives away his college textbooks for free
• creating a broad swath of indicators to best understand all the nuances of the economy

Listen to the whole program

More resources

• If you don’t see the player above, listen to the program here.
• Get the The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to “Zombie Banks,” the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market (Amazon)
• Robert Wright’s university page
• Robert Wright (wikipedia)
• Read the whole transcript from this interview

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