Monthly Archives: March 2012

Nassim Taleb on foreseeable “black swans” for the US economy

“The only candidate I trust is Ron Paul”, says Nassim Taleb, “The Black Swan” author. He also shares what he fears will be the next “black swan” event for the U.S. economy. Here is the direct link.

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M2 money velocity plunges most since 1959

Pimco’s Bill Gross tweets this afternoon that the Fed is contemplating an announcement next month of QE3. He cites no source or evidence other than the assertion that the Fed will be forced to keep buying bonds that no one … Continue reading

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Rethinking Portfolio Construction and Risk Management

An excellent piece was sent to me on the weekend from Bradley A. Jones, analyst at Deutsche Bank, entitled Rethinking Portfolio Construction and Risk Management.  A valuable read free from the everyday shark chum so ubiquitous in portfolio management theory.  … Continue reading

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