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Capital ideas evolving / Peter L. Bernstein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.Description: 352 pISBN:
  • 9780471731733 (hbk.) :
  • 9780471731733 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.15 BER
LOC classification:
  • HG173 .B473 2007
Contents:
A Note on Usage. Acknowledgments. PART I. THE BEHAVIORAL ATTACK. Chapter 1. Who Could Design A Brain . PART II: THE THEORETICIANS. Chapter 2. Paul A. Samuelson: The Worldly Philosopher. The Institutionalists. Chapter 3. Robert C. Merton: Risk Is Not An Add On. Chapter 4. Andrew Lo: The Only Part Of Economics That Actually Works. Chapter 5. Robert Shiller: The People\'s Risk Manager. The Engineers. Chapter 6. Bill Sharpe: It\'s Dangerous To Think Of Risk As A Number. Chapter 7. Harry Markowitz: You Have A Little World. Chapter 8. Myron Scholes: Omega Has A Nice Ring To It. PART III. THE PRACTITIONERS. Chapter 9. Barclays Global Investors: It Was an Evangelical Undertaking. Chapter 10. The Yale Endowment Fund: Uninstitutional Behavior. Chapter 11. The Alpha Merry Go Round: We Don\'t See Expected Returns. Chapter 12. Making Alpha Portable: A More Efficient Alpha Engine. Chapter 13. Martin Leibowitz: CAPM In A New Suit Of Clothes. Chapter 14. Goldman Sachs: I Know The Invisible Hand Is Still There. PART IV. CAPITAL IDEAS TOMORROW. Chapter 15. Capital Ideas Tomorro
Summary: As he traverses between financial theory and the turbulent world of Wall Street, Bernstein brings to life the individuals, ideas, and issues that are transforming the financial landscape. This book is both a history of modern investment theory and a history of modern financial innovation.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 658.15 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204175

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Note on Usage. Acknowledgments. PART I. THE BEHAVIORAL ATTACK. Chapter 1. Who Could Design A Brain . PART II: THE THEORETICIANS. Chapter 2. Paul A. Samuelson: The Worldly Philosopher. The Institutionalists. Chapter 3. Robert C. Merton: Risk Is Not An Add On. Chapter 4. Andrew Lo: The Only Part Of Economics That Actually Works. Chapter 5. Robert Shiller: The People\'s Risk Manager. The Engineers. Chapter 6. Bill Sharpe: It\'s Dangerous To Think Of Risk As A Number. Chapter 7. Harry Markowitz: You Have A Little World. Chapter 8. Myron Scholes: Omega Has A Nice Ring To It. PART III. THE PRACTITIONERS. Chapter 9. Barclays Global Investors: It Was an Evangelical Undertaking. Chapter 10. The Yale Endowment Fund: Uninstitutional Behavior. Chapter 11. The Alpha Merry Go Round: We Don\'t See Expected Returns. Chapter 12. Making Alpha Portable: A More Efficient Alpha Engine. Chapter 13. Martin Leibowitz: CAPM In A New Suit Of Clothes. Chapter 14. Goldman Sachs: I Know The Invisible Hand Is Still There. PART IV. CAPITAL IDEAS TOMORROW. Chapter 15. Capital Ideas Tomorro

As he traverses between financial theory and the turbulent world of Wall Street, Bernstein brings to life the individuals, ideas, and issues that are transforming the financial landscape. This book is both a history of modern investment theory and a history of modern financial innovation.

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