ClaimsNassim Taleb

“banks probably will not have a lot on their balance sheet, and the risks taken will be borne by individuals like myself who have capital, and who know the risks, with their own money.”

Nassim Taleb, interviewee 2009 Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Time interview) (Time)

Prediction Economics and markets

Banks will probably hold little risk on their balance sheets, with risks borne by individuals with capital using their own money.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

Hedged prediction with no horizon and vague terms.

Cite this claim

Nassim Taleb, “Banks will probably hold little risk on their balance sheets, with risks borne by individuals with capital using their own money.” (said 2009). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_4f0414eb87f6, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4f0414eb87f6

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

Reply to this claim

For Nassim Taleb, or someone speaking for them: a correction or counter-evidence. Replies are read before anything is shown; an approved reply shows your name, role, date, statement and link. Your email address is never shown and is deleted 30 days after the decision (privacy).

Verdicts are made automatically; how verdicts are made.