In this episode of Fill the Gap, our friend Ted Hicks, CMT, CFP, CKA joins us to talk about his journey from traditional financial planning to a technically driven, rules-based investment process after living through the dot‑com crash and the global financial crisis. Ted explains why those experiences led him to question conventional asset allocation and embrace technical analysis, combining systematic models with discretionary swing trading to better manage risk and client behavior. 

The conversation centers on his book, "Evidence‑Based Investing," which aims to clearly explain why many accepted academic assumptions fail in real markets and why process matters more than predictions. Technical analysis works because it focuses on observable market behavior, not explanations, and provides practical tools for navigating inevitable market cycles.

Fill the Gap, hosted by David Lundgren, CMT, CFA and Tyler Wood, CMT brings veteran market analysts and money managers onto a monthly podcast. 

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