Come along for this fascinating conversation with Richard Brennan, where we dive into how to the beat the benchmarks as a manager. We discuss the different factors that goes into achieving great performance and why trend following has greater potential return than other alternative investment strategies, why bigger and newer is not always better in terms of complex adaptive systems, why it is important to be aware of system diversification and much more. ----- EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE: Find Out How to Build a Safer & Better Performing Portfolio using this FREE NEW Portfolio Builder Tool ----- Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website. IT’s TRUE ? – most CIO’s read 50+ books each year – get your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book “The Many Flavors of Trend Following” here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. Send your questions to [email protected] And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest Rating & Review on iTunes or Spotify so more people can discover the podcast. Follow Rich on Twitter. Episode TimeStamps: 01:07 - What has caught our attention recently? 02:33 - What will 2024 bring for trend following? 07:11 - Inflation? Look to the Tooth Fairy 08:33 - Industry performance update 11:34 - Q1, Mark: Should trend followers size long and short positions the same? 17:20 - Outperforming the benchmarks 36:39 - The "secrets" of achieving great performance 44:42 - Is bigger always better? 52:43 - The importance of system diversification 01:03:45 - Working out the optimal parameters 01:08:14 - Crazy times in the cocoa market 01:09:41 - Thanks for listening Copyright © 2023 – CMC AG – All Rights Reserved ---- PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways I can help you in your investment Journey: 1. eBooks that cover key topics that you need to know about In my eBooks, I put together some key discoveries and things I have learnt during the more than 3 decades I have worked in