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Adventures in Finance 54 - Trump Whisperer: The Life and Times of Ken Kurson

Real Vision: Finance & Investing

Real Vision

Business, Business News, News, Investing

4.21K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ken Kurson has been many things: A reporter, a rocker, a newspaper editor and a cryptocurrency evangelist. He’s also a supporter and occasional speechwriter for President Donald Trump. This week, he sits down with Real Vision’s Ash Bennington to discuss his varied careers – and to explain why he is a big believer in the current president. Plus, in the “Things I Got Wrong” segment, Nick Colas of DataTrek Research discusses the importance of having confidence at market turning points. And in the long/short segment, Grant and Alex trade Rolls-Royce SUVs, terrifying robots and mass-media volatility coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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For many markets, Donald Trump has been an X factor, the source of bullish

1:17.5

sentiments and pro-growth policies and the cause of macroeconomic concerns and

1:21.9

occasionally pure bewilderment.

1:24.6

But to this week's guest, Donald Trump has been something else.

1:27.8

A friend.

1:29.5

Ken Kursons led a fascinating life as a reporter, publisher, cryptocurrency evangelist, punk rocker,

1:36.3

and political operative.

1:37.3

We're about to find out what makes him tick and what draws him to our current president.

1:43.0

This week on Adventures in Finance, the Insider. Today is the 15th of February 2018 and welcome to episode 54 of

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