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A Man for All Markets

Ed Thorp ISBN 081299874X

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This book by Ed Thorp has come up 4 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Ed Thorp, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-05-25 and the most recent from 2024-05-22. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

What it is

Traces the author's experiences as a mathematics wizard, author, inventor, hedge-fund manager, and card-counter who revealed casino-beating strategies, invented the first wearable computer, and launched a Wall Street revolution.

Every time it came up

Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Brené Brown and Edward O. Thorp — The Tim Ferriss Show

“and author of beat the dealer and a man for all markets from Las Vegas to Wall Street how I beat the dealer and the market”— Tim Ferriss

The guest here is Brene Brown and Edward O. Thorp: Two featured guests: Brene Brown, University of Houston research professor and six-time #1 NYT bestselling author (Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead); and Edward O. Thorp, mathematics professor, legendary blackjack player and hedge fund manager, author of Beat the Dealer and A Man for All Markets. A 10-year anniversary super-combo pairing Brene Brown on self-acceptance and armor with Edward Thorp on beating Vegas and Wall Street.

00:29:332024-05-22
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, How to Be Inner-Directed, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

“my book has a little section about that called the rule 72”— Ed Thorp

The guest here is Ed Thorp: Mathematician, hedge fund pioneer, and author who beat blackjack and Wall Street; wrote Beat the Dealer, Beat the Market, and A Man for All Markets. Investor Ed Thorp on long-term thinking, numeracy, avoiding risks, and aging well at 89.

00:11:522022-06-28
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, How to Be Inner-Directed, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

“a man for all markets subtitle from Las Vegas to Wall Street how I beat the dealer and the market”— Tim Ferriss

The guest here is Ed Thorp: Mathematician, hedge fund pioneer, and author who beat blackjack and Wall Street; wrote Beat the Dealer, Beat the Market, and A Man for All Markets. Investor Ed Thorp on long-term thinking, numeracy, avoiding risks, and aging well at 89.

01:22:592022-06-28
Guest's own workTim Ferriss

Legendary Trader Edward O. Thorp on Beating the Stock Market and Blackjack

“he's also the author of a man forall markets subtitle from Las Vegas to Wall Street how I beat the dealer and the market”— Tim Ferriss

The guest here is Edward O. Thorp: Mathematician, author of 'Beat the Dealer' and 'Beat the Market,' inventor of card counting and the first wearable computer; hedge fund manager profitable for 29 straight years. Math professor Edward Thorp explains how he beat blackjack, roulette, and Wall Street, plus lessons on risk, longevity, and having enough.

00:00:312022-05-25