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Nassim Taleb: Portfolio Theory is ‘Hogwash’

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By Barry Ritholtz - November 15th, 2008, 12:30PM

Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” talks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Ken Prewitt about quantitative finance, the failings of business schools and his investment strategy.

Nassim Taleb Says Portfolio Theory is `Hogwash’
Bloomberg, Nov. 7 2008

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?i=44189791&id=93576579

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4 Responses to “Nassim Taleb: Portfolio Theory is ‘Hogwash’”

  1. Gabriel Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    For those who don’t wish to deal with itunes – here is the simple MP3 file:
    Nassim Taleb: Portfolio Theory is ‘Hogwash’

  2. Mike in Nola Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    Thanks, Gabriel. There are still a few of us not yet under Steve Job’s yoke.

  3. Gabriel Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

    @ Mike

    Glad to hear that I am not alone on that one! ;-)

  4. Mark E Hoffer Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    Gabriel,

    that was a good turn–there are more like you than you may expect ~

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