Mark Spitznagel is a renowned quantitative trader and risk manager best known for developing tail risk hedging strategies that protect against market crashes. He founded Universa Investments and has built a career applying rigorous economic principles to financial markets, advocating for Austrian economics and skepticism of conventional financial wisdom.
3 Books Recommended by Mark Spitznagel
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Economics in One Lesson
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xIf I am able to get my children to read only one economics text in their lifetime, God forbid, it would be [this book].
If I am able to get my children to read only one economics text in their lifetime, God forbid, it would be [this book].
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Changpeng Zhao, Ben Shapiro, Peter Schiff, Rand Paul, Ryan Petersen

Human Action
3 people recommendedrecommended 2xA monumental economics treatise from 1949.
A monumental economics treatise from 1949.
Also recommended by: Charles Koch, Rand Paul
The Treasury Bond Basis
recommended 2x[My copy of this book is] dog-eared.
[My copy of this book is] dog-eared.
