Palantir Technologies is stockpiling gold bars in anticipation of another “black swan event” according to a recent Bloomberg article. Co-founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, Palantir—which makes software used by…
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Black Swan Debate Fueled by AQR and a 3,612% Return
A recent Bloomberg article reports that the attention garnered by options-based hedge products that have “dominated the headlines for making a killing in the sell-off” has fueled a fierce debate…
"Black Swan" Investor Says Market Increasingly Fragile
Fund managers who oversee contrarian “tail-risk” funds—those created with the objective of preparing for crisis events—say conditions are ripe for a “full-blown financial earthquake,” according to a recent article in…
Trying to Time Black Swan Events is a Losing Proposition
The post-financial crisis strategy of investing heavily in hedge funds that “offered protection should the markets plunge” has fallen out of favor, according to a recent article in The Wall…
Is This Crisis Really a "White Swan"?
In a recent article for the CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly, James Montier, Societe Generale Cross Asset Research’s global strategist, argues that the recent economic crisis and market plunge were…
J. Zweig on Forecasting & Black Swans
Jason Zweig unveils some great research in his latest piece for The Wall Street Journal (“Why Market Forecasts Keep Missing The Mark”). With all sorts of pundits making predictions for…
"Black Swan" Author: Situation "Vastly More Dangerous Than The Great Depression"
In his 2007 book The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb warned of the dangers of a U.S. bank imiplosion. Now, with some of his fears having been realized as the…