Off The Charts

Sean McLaughlin & Steve Strazza
  • 5.0 (15)
  • Business
  • Updated Weekly

Podcast by Sean McLaughlin & Steve Strazza

Episodes

  1. Jeff Macke Is On Target With Retail

    02/14/2025

    Jeff Macke Is On Target With Retail

    Strap in. When Jeff Macke is driving the conversation, you need to pay attention. The wisdom, wit, and one-liners fly by fast. While other seven-year-olds spent their weekends playing with Lincoln Logs and Wiffle Ball, Jeff was riding around town in a station wagon with his dad, visiting Target stores. He wasn’t just tagging along—he was analyzing end-caps, product presentations, and the cleanliness of the floors and staff. As the son of a future Target CEO, he learned early that “a dirty store is an F-you to the customer.” And with that, a future retail stocks analyst was born. Today, nobody does it better. In this episode of Off The Charts, Jeff shares some of the principles that guide his investment decisions, how he spots trends early, and why the “story” around retail—along with the integrity of the management team—can have an outsized impact on an investment opportunity. If there’s one thing we learn from Jeff about investing in retail and consumer goods, it’s this: There’s plenty of fun to be had if you know where to look.

    1h 4m
  2. IT DOES NOT SUCK TO BE TOM BASSO

    12/20/2024

    IT DOES NOT SUCK TO BE TOM BASSO

    We talk to a lot of traders. Not just on this podcast, but across everything we do. And one thing that is common to most of them is some level of stress which must be routinely navigated. And it’s often a real struggle. Many of them are emotionally damaged and scarred by it. In fact, many of our conversations get into discussions about how to best navigate ourselves out of these negative spirals. This is not the case with Tom Basso. In fact, if Tom didn’t tell you that he makes his money from trading and managing other people’s money, you’d probably assume he’s simply a retiree who enjoys spending his time tending to his garden and landscaping, hosting dinner parties, golfing, singing in choir, and traveling. One thing you wouldn’t guess is that he has perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars at risk in the market at any one point in time! It would be easy to surmise that achieving the level of success Tom has makes it simple for him to adopt a detached, chill mindset about his trading. But he will correct you and tell you that the mindset came first. And his trading, in fact his whole life, thrives on his unique ability to “enjoy the ride.” Steve and I are both smitten with Mr. Basso and we left this conversation invigorated and motivated to do more of working for ourselves and less of what isn’t. In short, we both want to be Tom Basso. You will no doubt enjoy this delightful conversation.

    1h 3m
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Podcast by Sean McLaughlin & Steve Strazza

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  • Creator
    Sean McLaughlin & Steve Strazza
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Off The Charts

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