{"product_id":"the-dao-of-capital-austrian-investing-in-a-distorted-world-hardcover","title":"The Dao of Capital: Austrian Investing in a Distorted World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Spitznagel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs today's preeminent doomsday investor Mark Spitznagel describes his \u003ci\u003eDaoist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eroundabout\u003c\/i\u003e investment approach, \"one gains by losing and loses by gaining.\" This is \u003ci\u003eAustrian Investing\u003c\/i\u003e, an archetypal, counterintuitive, and proven approach, gleaned from the 150-year-old Austrian School of economics, that is both timeless and exceedingly timely.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, hedge fund manager and tail-hedging pioneer Mark Spitznagel--with one of the top returns on capital of the financial crisis, as well as over a career--takes us on a gripping, circuitous journey from the Chicago trading pits, over the coniferous boreal forests and canonical strategists from Warring States China to Napoleonic Europe to burgeoning industrial America, to the great economic thinkers of late 19th century Austria. We arrive at his central investment methodology of \u003ci\u003eAustrian Investing\u003c\/i\u003e, where victory comes not from waging the immediate decisive battle, but rather from the \u003ci\u003eroundabout\u003c\/i\u003e approach of seeking the intermediate positional advantage (what he calls \u003ci\u003eshi\u003c\/i\u003e), of aiming at the indirect means rather than directly at the ends. The monumental challenge is in seeing time differently, in a whole new \u003ci\u003eintertemporal\u003c\/i\u003e dimension, one that is so contrary to our wiring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpitznagel is the first to condense the theories of Ludwig von Mises and his Austrian School of economics into a cohesive and--as Spitznagel has shown--highly effective investment methodology. From identifying the monetary distortions and non-randomness of stock market routs (Spitznagel's bread and butter) to scorned highly-productive assets, in Ron Paul's words from the foreword, Spitznagel \"brings Austrian economics from the ivory tower to the investment portfolio.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rare and accessible look through the lens of one of today's great investors to discover a profound harmony with the market process--a harmony that is so essential today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs today's preeminent doomsday investor Mark Spitznagel describes his Daoist and roundabout investment approach, \"one gains by losing and loses by gaining.\" This is Austrian Investing, an archetypal, counterintuitive, and proven approach, gleaned from the 150-year-old Austrian School of Economics, that is both timeless and exceedingly timely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, hedge fund manager and tail-hedging pioneer Spitznagel takes the reader on a gripping, circuitous journey from the Chicago trading pits, over the coniferous boreal forests and canonical strategists from Warring States China to Napoleonic Europe to burgeoning industrial America, to the great economic thinkers of late 19th-century Austria, ultimately arriving at his central investment methodology of Austrian Investing. Victory comes not from waging the immediate decisive battle, but rather from the \u003ci\u003eroundabout\u003c\/i\u003e approach of seeking the intermediate positional advantage (what he calls \u003ci\u003eshi\u003c\/i\u003e), of aiming at the indirect means rather than directly at the ends. The monumental challenge is in seeing time differently, in a whole new \u003ci\u003eintertemporal\u003c\/i\u003e dimension, one that is so contrary to our wiring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith one of the top returns on capital of the financial crisis, as well as over a career, Spitznagel is the first to condense the theories of Ludwig von Mises and his Austrian School of Economics into a cohesive and highly effective investment methodology. From identifying the monetary distortions and non-randomness of stock market routs (or \u003ci\u003eblack swans\u003c\/i\u003e, Spitznagel's bread and butter) to scorned highly-productive assets, \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, in Ron Paul's words from the Foreword, \"brings Austrian economics from the ivory tower to the investment portfolio.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rare and accessible look through the lens of one of today's great investors to discover a profound harmony with the market process--a harmony that is so essential today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A timely, original, right-economic principles and history-based approach to investing. Drawing on impressive philosophical building blocks, \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the wellsprings of capital creation, innovation and economic progress. Dazzling!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Steve Forbes, \u003c\/b\u003e Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a magnificent, scintillating book that I will read over and over again. Every page is eye-opening, with numerous areas for testing and profits in every chapter. Here's an unqualified, total, heartfelt recommendation, which coming from me is a rarity, and possibly unique.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Victor Niederhoffer, \u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a Speculator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive work. Spitznagel's approach is refreshing--scholarly without being tedious. What a broad look at economic history it provides!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Byron Wien, \u003c\/b\u003e Vice Chairman, Blackstone Advisory Partners LP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Wall Street gamblers who believe the Fed has their back need to read this book. Mark Spitznagel provides a brilliant demonstration that the gang of money printers currently resident in the Eccles Building have not repealed the laws of sound money nor have they rescinded the historical lessons on which they are based.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--David Stockman, \u003c\/b\u003e Former U.S. Congressman, Budget Director under Ronald Reagan, and Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Deformation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark Spitznagel assembles the best insights in human nature and economics to bring order out of the chaos of our world. Economists, investors and lay persons alike will find abundant treasures in \u003ci\u003eThe Dao of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, one remarkably useful and exciting book!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Lawrence Reed, \u003c\/b\u003e President, Foundation for Economic Education and President Emeritus, Mackinac Center for Public Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Spitznagel\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and President of Universa Investments, an investment advisor that specializes in equity tail-hedging--or profiting from extreme stock market losses as a means of enhancing investment returns. In addition to hedge fund investing, Spitznagel's twenty-year investment career has ranged from independent pit trader at the Chicago Board of Trade to proprietary trading head at Morgan Stanley. He also owns and operates Idyll Farms in northern Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.22 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772730704160,"sku":"9781118347034","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e6141f77309b9bec1c1238a63f02836.webp?v=1780412698","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dao-of-capital-austrian-investing-in-a-distorted-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}