In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio - Stories and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest

Is 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 prominent figures in the finance world?Jack Bogle, Charley Ellis, Gene Fama, Marty Liebowitz, Harry Markowitz, Bob Merton, Myron Scholes, Bill Sharpe, Bob Shiller, and Jeremy Siegel. We learn about the personal and intellectual journeys of these luminaries?which include six Nobel Laureates and a trailblazer in mutual funds?and their most innovative contributions. In the process, we come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be. Each of these finance greats discusses their idea of a perfect portfolio, offering invaluable insights to today's investors.

About the author

Andrew W. Lo is the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, a principal investigator at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and an external faculty member at the Santa Fe Institute. His many books include Adaptive Markets and Hedge Funds (both Princeton). Twitter @AndrewWLo Stephen R. Foerster is professor of finance at Ivey Business School, Western University. He is the author of Financial Management: Concepts and Applications and Financial Management: A Primer. Twitter @ProfSFoerster

Summary

Aimed at novice and professional investors alike, In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio is a compendium of financial wisdom that no market enthusiast will want to be without.

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"An accessible and heady chronicle of how we build portfolios, how that’s changed, and why we’ve done it the way we’ve done it over time. How did investors come to coalesce around the 60/40 portfolio allocation, and what role do alternatives play in asset allocation? This readable book takes on those questions and many more"---Jeff Ptak, Morningstar

Product details

• Authors: Stephen R. Foerster, Stephen R. Lo Foerster, Andrew W. Lo, Andrew W. Foerster Lo, Lo Andrew W.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780691215204
• ISBN: 978-0-691-21520-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 243 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Economics, finance, business & management, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / Stocks, Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Investing, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Options, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / Wealth Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Bonds, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Futures, Investment and securities, Budgeting and financial management, Finance and the finance industry