Mises: The Man Who Predicted the Depression
By Jeff HardingThe Daily Capitalist I've been meaning to write a piece on Ludwig von Mises, the greatest economist who ever lived, and, if you will, a hero of mine. This is a piece from the Op-Ed page...
View Article2009: Why It Will Affect Everyone's Future For Generations To Come
From The Daily Capitalist This has been a phenomenal year for the economy. There have been major, fundamental changes that will affect our lives for many years to come. I don't see these changes as a...
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Guest Post : Stretch To Farthest Point Known - Thoughts on a Hyperinflation...
Stretch To Farthest Point Known: Thoughts on a Hyperinflation Event By JM January 15, 2010 Thinking about Extremes Let’s assume for a moment that Goldman Sachs is wrong. After all, at most points in...
View ArticleTaleb: "Every Single Human Being" Should Be Short U.S. Treasuries
Yet another supporter of the huge imbalance between bond supply and demand emerges, this time it is the ever controversial Nassim Taleb, who speaking at a Moscow conference today, the same place where...
View Article"Black Swan" Fund Creator Explains Why Central Planning Has Doomed Us All
In a must read Op-Ed in the WSJ, Mark Spitznagel, founder of "fat tail" focused hedge fund Universa, where Nassim Taleb has been known to dabble on occasion, explains the fundamental flaw with central...
View ArticleFrom Atlas To Capital - Everyone Is Shrugging
From Mark Spitznagel, founder and chief investment officer of Universa Investments, a California-based hedge fund, first appearing in Project Syndicate Capital Shrugged Capitalism’s greatest strength...
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Mark Spitznagel: The Austrians And The Swan - Birds Of A Different Feather
Submitted by Mark Spitznagel, CIO of Universa Investments LP: a white paper The Austrians and the Swan: Birds of a Different Feather On Induction: If it looks like a swan, swims like a swan… By now,...
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Mark Spitznagel On Ron Paul's Grand Shi Strategy
by Mark Spitznagel of Universa Investments LP; first published in Forbes, As the Republican National Convention approaches, the shouts of victory resounding in the tents will easily conceal the broader...
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Mark Spitznagel On Confusing Means With Ends
Authored by Mark Spitznagel, Founder of Universa Investments, originally appearing in Forbes The Role Of Capital Has Politicians ConfusedThe nonchalance with which politicians on both sides of the...
View ArticleSpitznagel & Taleb On Inequality, Free Markets, & Inevitable Crashes
Originally posted at The National Review,Inequality, Free Markets, and Crashes Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel talk about how government intervention postpones the inevitable.By Nassim Taleb &...
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Canada Aims to Sell Its Oil Beyond U.S (WSJ)ECB Unanimity May Prove Fleeting (WSJ)Chinese military spending exceeds $145 billion, drones advanced: U.S. (Reuters)France to sell 10 warships to Russia...
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Ron Paul: "Americans Must Choose Non-Interventionist Free Markets For Peace &...
Originally posted at Voices Of Liberty, powered by Ron Paul,Ron Paul and Mark Spitznagel are passionate about non-interventionism, free markets, and Austrian economics. In spite of their years, these...
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Ferguson in Flames (Reuters)Ferguson Cop Told Grand Jury He Feared for His Life (BBG)Sharpton: Grand Jury Announcement ‘An Absolute Blow’ (Daily Caller)Gunshots echo as violence returns to Ferguson,...
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"Bearish" Mark Spitznagel Profiting Strongly Since 2009, Warns "Only So Much...
Mark Spitznagel, author of "Dao of Capital" and among Wall Street's most bearish investors, is (profitably) holding out for a disaster. Despite noting that "The Fed has taken it further than it has...
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2014 Year In Review (Part 2): Will 2015 Be The Year It All Comes Tumbling Down?
Authored by David Collum, originally posted at Peak Prosperity,If you've not yet read Part 1, click here to do so. The whole enchilada can be downloaded as a single PDF here, or read below, or viewed...
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Mark Spitznagel Explains How To Make A Fortune (Or Go Broke)
Originally posted at Men's Health,It's a new year, and a new opportunity to get rich. Or at least start making better financial choices. But where to begin? You could seek guidance from your uncle, who...
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Meet "The Most Bearish Investment Manager You Will Find Today"
"Maybe there's someone hiding in their basement who's more bearish than I am," says Mark Spitznagel, but I'm "the most bearish investment manager that you will find today."The billionaire founder of...
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Nassim Taleb's Fund Made $1 Billion On Monday; This Is How The Other "Hedge"...
You can't say Nassim Taleb didn't warn you: the outspoken academic-philosopher, best known for his prediction that six sigma "fat tail", or black swan, events happen much more frequently than they...
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Mark Spitznagel: "The Big, Fat, Ugly Stock Bubble" Is Now The Greatest Risk...
By Mark Spitznagel, the founder and chief investment officer of Universa Investments, and a former senior economic adviser to Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Stock Surge Presents Risks for the Trump...
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Dave Collum's 2016 Year In Review - "And Then Things Got Really Weird..."
Submitted by Dave Collum via PeakProsperity,A downloadable pdf of the full article is available here, for those who prefer to do their power-reading offline.Background: The Author“The easiest thing to...
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