The Black Swan Report » bloomberg http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog Keeping Tabs on Nassim Taleb and the Highly Improbable. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 My Fear Is The Thing Degenerates Into Class Struggle http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2011/10/my-fear-is-the-thing-degenerates-into-class-struggle/ http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2011/10/my-fear-is-the-thing-degenerates-into-class-struggle/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:23:47 +0000 JohnH http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/?p=3840

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(My notes) The banks have made 2.2 trillion over the last 2 years. Salary plus bonuses.
It is a tax on citizens. Bailout scheme, since Reagan.
You need something to break the bank cartel. Federal Reserve policy is there to help the banks. Last year they had record bonuses.
The ONLY valuable information you can get from bank earnings is how much they pay themselves.
Which is why I like the model of a hedge fund because at least you see what’s there.
$1.58 Billion put aside for compensation and bonuses.
If we bail you out, you should not be paid a bonus.
In business, if you have the upside, you’ve got to keep the downside.
The banks are in the business of hiding risk. They make steady money, collect bonuses, and when the thing collapses, we pay the price.
Hammurabi’s Code

 

]]> http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2011/10/my-fear-is-the-thing-degenerates-into-class-struggle/feed/ 1 Tom Keene interviews Nassim Taleb on U.S. Economy, New Book – Video – Bloomberg http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2010/12/taleb-interview-on-u-s-economy-new-book-video-bloomberg/ http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2010/12/taleb-interview-on-u-s-economy-new-book-video-bloomberg/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:32:09 +0000 (author unknown) Link To Full Story: www.bloomberg.com

Nassim Taleb www.bloomberg.com-2010-12-20

What if NNT had is own show! That I'd watch.

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- New York University professor Nassim Taleb talks about his new book “The Bed of Procrustes.”
Taleb, author of “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” also discusses the U.S. economy and financial regulation. Taleb speaks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday." (Source: Bloomberg)

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]]> http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2010/12/black-swan-author-nassim-taleb-on-bloomberg-television/feed/ 0 Nassim Taleb mp3 Audio Added http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2010/04/nassim-taleb-mp3-audio-added/ http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/2010/04/nassim-taleb-mp3-audio-added/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:16:54 +0000 admin http://www.blackswanreport.com/blog/?p=981 Note that you can find posts that have audio or video in them by clicking on their Category in the right side bar.
Using a site I found that extracts audio from YouTube videos (this one actually works) FetchMP3.com I’m able to add some more audio files. I attached them to their individual video posts but here’s the links as well.

Nassim-Taleb-3-La-Ciudad-de-las-Ideas-2009.mp3
Nassim-Taleb-Angry-October-2009.mp3
Nassim-Taleb-attacks-VaR-in-Congress.mp3
Nassim-Taleb-Bloomberg-April-2009.mp3
NassimTaleb-Moscow-February2010-trades.mp3
NassimTaleb-IanBremmer-Zeitgeist2009.mp3

While I’m at it I’m also including this mp3 from a Duke University podcast. Especially for those of us who don’t have much experience in the market, this talk is interesting. The talk is called The Black Swan Theory.
Daniel-Egger-Founder-Chairman-Open-Source-Risk-Management-LLC.mp3

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Analysis and discussion with Nassim Taleb a man they call risk management guru talking about volatile environment, unexpected events, mark to market accouting and more. (Bloomberg News)]]> Link To Full Story: Truveo Video Search: Nassim Taleb Videos


Analysis and discussion with Nassim Taleb a man they call risk management guru talking about volatile environment, unexpected events, mark to market accouting and more. (Bloomberg News)
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