Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ Nassim Taleb ’

Bond King Gross Says Ditch the Dollar Before It’s Too Late

Jun 5th, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Top Story

We spent the morning musing on the Maginot Line. The French built this elaborate line of fortifications along its border with Germany in the 1930s to thwart an invasion by its Great War enemy. When Germany invaded France in May 1940, Adolf Hitler’s armies simply bypassed the line and invaded France through neighbouring Belgium. The Maginot Line proved to be an elaborate dud.



Why the Dark Side of the Moon Is Harder to See

Oct 14th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

What if things weren’t as they seem?

Investors rely on predicting the outcome of events. Causation. If this happens, then that will.

But what if randomness and uncertainty were the real movers and shakers of future events? It’s a scary thought. But it’s one that could make you a wiser investor.

It’s all in the Ludic fallacy theory of controversial polymath Nassim Taleb.



Bradford and Bingley’s White Swan Event

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Theo Casey | Category: International Investing

When is a Black Swan not a Black Swan? When the “perfect storm of highly improbable events” happens all the time.