In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio : : The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest / / Andrew W. Lo, Stephen R. Foerster.
How the greatest thinkers in finance changed the field and how their wisdom can help investors todayIs there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio examines this question by profiling and interviewing ten of the most...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Business and Economics 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (416 p.) :; 15 b/w illus. 2 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- The Pioneers and Their Connections
- 1 A Brief History of Investments
- 2 Harry Markowitz and Portfolio Selection
- 3 William Sharpe and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
- 4 Eugene Fama and Efficient Markets
- 5 John Bogle and the Vanguard Portfolio
- 6 Myron Scholes and the Black-Scholes / Merton Option Pricing Model
- 7 Robert Merton, from Derivatives to Retirement
- 8 Martin Leibowitz, from Bond Guru to Investment Strategist
- 9 Robert Shiller and Irrational Exuberance
- 10 Charles Ellis and Winning at the Loser’s Game
- 11 Jeremy Siegel, the Wizard of Wharton
- 12 So, What Is the Perfect Portfolio?
- Notes
- References
- Index