There is an interesting article in the Money & Investing Section of today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, entitled Taleb’s Pessimism Lures CIC.
In it, the reporter, Jenny Strasburg, writes about Nassim Nicholas Taleb and a hedge fund, Universa, with which he is associated.
We particularly like this quote she attributes to Mr. Taleb, “Stocks are not a robust investment (sic). Make sure you have a garden that bears fruit.”
We like it because we can’t tell whether Mr. Taleb is serious, or not. We’ll explain.
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