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nntaleb: Finished My Central Paper http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1669317

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

nntaleb: Finished My Central Paper http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1669317

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nntaleb: The Magnificent, Note 133, www.fooledbyrandomness.com/notebook.htm

Friday, August 27, 2010

nntaleb: The Magnificent, Note 133, www.fooledbyrandomness.com/notebook.htm

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nntaleb: Why did the CRISIS Happen? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1666042

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

nntaleb: Why did the CRISISHappen? http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1666042

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nntaleb: “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical: Practical Aphorisms”, N N Taleb (of Amioun), c. Jan 2011 www.fooledbyrandomness.com/aphorisms.pdf

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

nntaleb: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical & Practical Aphorisms”, N N Taleb (of Amioun), c. Jan 2011 www.fooledbyrandomness.com/aphorisms.pdf

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The Markets, Economic Data, and My Black Swan Approach – Scala Volpe Capital

Friday, August 20, 2010

At this point I think it would be helpful to illuminate what I’ve been doing both in reaction to the economic data and to be proactive to what I think is still to come.  As you may have read already on my Portfolio page, I do employ black swan prote…

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How Would You Simplify the Financial-Reform Bill? A Freakonomics Quorum – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com

Friday, August 20, 2010

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HatTip to Dave Lull
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the author of The Black Swan. He is at work on a paper called “Why Did the Crisis of 2008 Happen?”

“The captain goes down with the ship…”

Time to realize that capitalism is …

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Thoughts on Inflation Protection and Other Hedging Approaches – Scala Volpe Capital

Thursday, August 19, 2010

It’s true Nassim Taleb (author of “The Black Swan”) recommends a “barbell” approach for most investors when allocating their capital.  What this equates to is putting 80-90% of your funds into very conservative instruments, such as cash, and…

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Deep Read: Nassim Taleb (The Black Swan Guy) : Planet Money : NPR

Thursday, August 19, 2010

by Jacob Goldstein

Here’s the latest Planet Money Deep Read — o…

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nntaleb: @felixsalmon sees with clarity: http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/08/16/the-mess-that-is-deposit-insurance/

Monday, August 16, 2010

nntaleb: @felixsalmon sees with clarity: http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.reuters.com%2Ffelix-salmon%2F2010%2F08%2F16%2Fthe-mess-that-is-deposit-insurance%2F

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nntaleb: The more I read him, the more I realize John Gray (the philosopher not the pop-psych) is the greatest and most lucid thinker on the planet.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

nntaleb: The more I read him, the more I realize John Gray (the philosopher not the pop-psych) is the greatest and most lucid thinker on the planet.

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