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Feb 8, 2016 · 17m · top-founders

Is He The Worlds Youngest, And Smartest Investor with Aaron Fifield

Aaron Fifield · 9m spoken Nathan Latka · 5m spoken
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In this episode of The Top, host Nathan Latka interviews Aaron Fifield, founder of the Chat with Traders podcast, exploring his journey from leaving school at fifteen to building a high-growth media brand and disciplined trading career. Aaron breaks down his audience-first monetization strategy, swing trading workflow, and essential business lessons learned along the way.

How this conversation actually went

Every chapter scored 0–10 on four independent dynamics. Hover any point for the reasoning behind the score. Nathan holds 37.1% of the talking time here. How this is scored →

Nathan as informed peer 3.0 Guest teaching 2.0 Guest disagreement 1.0 Nathan pushing back 3.3
05100:0010:001:02–6:35 · Nathan as informed peer 4/10 Introducing Aaron Fifield and His Early Entrepreneurial Hustle Nathan references past interviews and institutional finance terms like black pools, while pressing Aaron for exact dollar amounts invested. Aaron gently corrects popular cinematic misconceptions regarding day trading versus swing trading.6:36–12:28 · Nathan as informed peer 4/10 Podcast Growth Strategies, Audience Building, and Monetization Streams Nathan aggressively interrogates Aaron's personal revenue streams and puts him on the spot to perform a live call-to-action pitch. Aaron shows mild hesitation and discomfort before complying.12:30–16:45 · Nathan as informed peer 1/10 Online Connections and Mid-Show Audience Giveaway Announcement The interview transitions into the routine 'Famous Five' rapid-fire format with cordial answers and minimal friction.1:02–6:35 · Guest teaching 3/10 Introducing Aaron Fifield and His Early Entrepreneurial Hustle Nathan references past interviews and institutional finance terms like black pools, while pressing Aaron for exact dollar amounts invested. Aaron gently corrects popular cinematic misconceptions regarding day trading versus swing trading.6:36–12:28 · Guest teaching 2/10 Podcast Growth Strategies, Audience Building, and Monetization Streams Nathan aggressively interrogates Aaron's personal revenue streams and puts him on the spot to perform a live call-to-action pitch. Aaron shows mild hesitation and discomfort before complying.12:30–16:45 · Guest teaching 1/10 Online Connections and Mid-Show Audience Giveaway Announcement The interview transitions into the routine 'Famous Five' rapid-fire format with cordial answers and minimal friction.1:02–6:35 · Guest disagreement 1/10 Introducing Aaron Fifield and His Early Entrepreneurial Hustle Nathan references past interviews and institutional finance terms like black pools, while pressing Aaron for exact dollar amounts invested. Aaron gently corrects popular cinematic misconceptions regarding day trading versus swing trading.6:36–12:28 · Guest disagreement 2/10 Podcast Growth Strategies, Audience Building, and Monetization Streams Nathan aggressively interrogates Aaron's personal revenue streams and puts him on the spot to perform a live call-to-action pitch. Aaron shows mild hesitation and discomfort before complying.12:30–16:45 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Online Connections and Mid-Show Audience Giveaway Announcement The interview transitions into the routine 'Famous Five' rapid-fire format with cordial answers and minimal friction.1:02–6:35 · Nathan pushing back 4/10 Introducing Aaron Fifield and His Early Entrepreneurial Hustle Nathan references past interviews and institutional finance terms like black pools, while pressing Aaron for exact dollar amounts invested. Aaron gently corrects popular cinematic misconceptions regarding day trading versus swing trading.6:36–12:28 · Nathan pushing back 5/10 Podcast Growth Strategies, Audience Building, and Monetization Streams Nathan aggressively interrogates Aaron's personal revenue streams and puts him on the spot to perform a live call-to-action pitch. Aaron shows mild hesitation and discomfort before complying.12:30–16:45 · Nathan pushing back 1/10 Online Connections and Mid-Show Audience Giveaway Announcement The interview transitions into the routine 'Famous Five' rapid-fire format with cordial answers and minimal friction.

speaking balance: gold is Nathan, purple is the guest (3 minute bins)

0:00 · Nathan 59.7% · guest 40.3%0:00 · Nathan 59.7% · guest 40.3%3:00 · Nathan 30.1% · guest 69.9%3:00 · Nathan 30.1% · guest 69.9%6:00 · Nathan 17.1% · guest 82.9%6:00 · Nathan 17.1% · guest 82.9%9:00 · Nathan 33.8% · guest 66.2%9:00 · Nathan 33.8% · guest 66.2%12:00 · Nathan 47.9% · guest 52.1%12:00 · Nathan 47.9% · guest 52.1%15:00 · Nathan 33.7% · guest 66.3%15:00 · Nathan 33.7% · guest 66.3%
Sharpest disagreement ▶ 9:27 Aaron resists being put on the spot

Aaron expresses reluctance when Nathan abruptly demands an unscripted live advertisement pitch, asking if the awkward pause can be edited out.

 Hardest push from Nathan ▶ 5:04 Nathan interrupts to demand hard numbers

Nathan cuts off Aaron's qualitative response to explicitly demand numerical figures on how much money was put into the account.

 Biggest teaching moment ▶ 5:32 Aaron demystifies movie trading stereotypes

Aaron educates Nathan on the difference between high-stress day trading portrayed in movies and his actual multi-day swing trading strategy.

 Nathan holds their own ▶ 2:57 Nathan demonstrates institutional market knowledge

Nathan cites a prior high-profile guest who traded a trillion dollars to introduce industry concepts like dark pools and high-frequency trading.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
ChapterTopicNathan as informed peerGuest teachingGuest disagreementNathan pushing backWhy
Introducing Aaron Fifield and His Early Entrepreneurial Hustle 4314 Nathan references past interviews and institutional finance terms like black pools, while pressing Aaron for exact dollar amounts invested. Aaron gently corrects popular cinematic misconceptions regarding day trading versus swing trading.
Podcast Growth Strategies, Audience Building, and Monetization Streams 4225 Nathan aggressively interrogates Aaron's personal revenue streams and puts him on the spot to perform a live call-to-action pitch. Aaron shows mild hesitation and discomfort before complying.
Online Connections and Mid-Show Audience Giveaway Announcement 1101 The interview transitions into the routine 'Famous Five' rapid-fire format with cordial answers and minimal friction.

Statements from this episode (4)

Insight
Fifield: Traders typically struggle 3 to 5 years before reaching consistency
“Most people will struggle for at least three, four, five years before they really see any type of consistency or success. You know, that's a bit of a generalization, but you know, it's not far from the truth.”
Aaron Fifield Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 3:49
Disclosure
Fifield: Started personal trading with a $5,000 account
“I put, put 5000 dollars into a trading account and have been, I guess you could say actively trading that 5000 dollars.”
Aaron Fifield Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 5:10
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fifield: Chat with Traders reached 90k monthly and 620k total downloads
“Last month, I think we reached about, it was just over 90,000 downloads. As a cumulative total since day one, we've just reached over 620,000 downloads.”
Aaron Fifield Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 7:32
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fifield: Chat with Traders has over 5,800 email subscribers
“Right now we have 5800 subscribers, or just over and that's actually gonna be a big focus of mine going forward in 2016, is to really try and ramp those numbers up.”
Aaron Fifield Feb 8, 2016 ▶ 10:33
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