Mark Spitznagel Teaches the Economists How to Invest

Tags: Calculation and Knowledge, Book Reviews

09/14/2021 Robert P. Murphy

Bob reviews Mark Spitznagel’s latest book, Safe Haven: Investing for Financial Storms, on which he was a consultant. Bob explains that Spitznagel rejects the alleged dichotomy between risk and return, and then gives a numerical example to illustrate the two schools of thought.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

Bob’s appearance on Jordan Peterson‘s podcast
Bob’s surprisingly high ranking among influential economists
His episode with Winston Ewert (who helped design the AI that produced the ranking)
Mark Spitznagel’s new book Safe Haven: Investing for Financial Storms and his previous book, The Dao of Capital

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