Comments on: Diversification, a Euphemism for Crappy Investment Option http://longorshortcapital.com/diversification-a-euphemism-for-crappy-investment-option.htm We dividend our ad money to you. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:51:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Market Participant http://longorshortcapital.com/diversification-a-euphemism-for-crappy-investment-option.htm/comment-page-1#comment-244 Market Participant Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:39:29 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/diversification-a-euphemism-for-crappy-investment-option.htm#comment-244 Whats so funny about catastophe bonds is that they completely violate the core concept of fixed income investing. I.e don't lose principal. It's utterly silly to take L+230 when the risk of good earthquake (and losing all your cash) is probably L+110 per year. (Note that the risk of earthquakes is correlated to how expensive it would be clean up after one) Whats so funny about catastophe bonds is that they completely violate the core concept of fixed income investing. I.e don’t lose principal.

It’s utterly silly to take L+230 when the risk of good earthquake (and losing all your cash) is probably L+110 per year. (Note that the risk of earthquakes is correlated to how expensive it would be clean up after one)

]]> By: v http://longorshortcapital.com/diversification-a-euphemism-for-crappy-investment-option.htm/comment-page-1#comment-214 v Tue, 16 May 2006 19:21:33 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/diversification-a-euphemism-for-crappy-investment-option.htm#comment-214 as someone who has worked in the TV/Film industry* for the last ten year I find this completly amusing. Those of us on the inside know what a complete and total crap shoot it is finding the next big hit and what the public can be duped into buying. I cannot believe that so called finacial professional or hedge fund would "invest" in a feature film. Esp one that looks as bas as Posiedon. disclaimer: I am a behind the scenese techie, i have nothing to do with finance or business what so ever. Either in the film industry or otherwise. I read finacial blogs for entertainmet since I have become too jaded to anything on the big or small screen. :( as someone who has worked in the TV/Film industry* for the last ten year I find this completly amusing. Those of us on the inside know what a complete and total crap shoot it is finding the next big hit and what the public can be duped into buying.

I cannot believe that so called finacial professional or hedge fund would “invest” in a feature film. Esp one that looks as bas as Posiedon.

disclaimer: I am a behind the scenese techie, i have nothing to do with finance or business what so ever. Either in the film industry or otherwise. I read finacial blogs for entertainmet since I have become too jaded to anything on the big or small screen. :(

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