Friday, February 5, 2010

Taleb: Shorting Treasuries Is A No Brainer

Financial guru Nassim Taleb says everyone on earth should short Treasuries, thanks to the exploding U.S. budget deficit and potential inflation.

He said at a conference that investors should keep a majority of their portfolio risk free and apply maximum risk to the rest.

As for Treasuries, “It’s a no brainer, every single human should short U.S. Treasury bonds,” said the hedge fund adviser and financial author.

“So long as you see the picture of Larry Summers going to Davos, you have to stay short U.S. Treasuries for another year. It means they (the Obama administration) don’t know what’s going on,” Taleb said. (more)

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