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Wealth, risk, losses…and the Bernoulli hypothesis

Mark Spitznagel

Some families cultivate fine wines. Others build industrial dynasties. The legacy of the 18thCentury Bernoulli family of Basel, Switzerland is more subtle, involving its research into mathematical theory which laid down foundations for the modern financial world.

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