On today's episode of Forward Guidance, Jack Farley is joined by Carson Block, Investor & Founder of Muddy Waters Research. Known for his role in activist short selling, Carson shares how he began his career in investing, what led him to being an activist short seller & reflects on the past two years of markets in the face of reckless monetary policy.

Carson goes on to share the hows and whys of short selling, techniques for identifying fraudulent companies, differences between short selling in China vs the U.S, the role of activist short selling in markets and much more.
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00:00 Introduction
00:22 What Is Activist Short Selling?
05:30 Caron's Journey To Short Selling
19:08 Financial Markets in China
27:30 BCB Group Ad
28:20 Techniques for Short Selling
35:50 Why Do Stocks Go Down
53:43 Speculative Markets
1:04:45 Geopolitical Risks
1:07:58 The Role of Activist Short Selling
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Carson Block on Twitter @muddywatersre
Jack Farley on Twitter @JackFarley96
Blockworks on Twitter @Blockworks_

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