Reading Barron’s or the Wall Street Journal every week is a smart idea. You can enhance those smarts by keeping your eyes and ears open to what people in your everyday life have to say about the markets and economy. Today’s guest, Jason Trennert, Chairman and CEO of Strategas Research Partners, discusses why investors should talk to their taxi driver, sales clerks, or even the bartender at their local watering hole to gather data points and pick up on themes that’ll shape markets until the next crisis. Plus, Liz offers her take on specific ways in which you can incorporate the human element and simplify your investing strategy.

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