Ebook: Capital Ideas : The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
Author: Bernstein Peter L
- Tags: Finance. Wall Street (New York N.Y.) Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General. New York (State) -- New York -- Wall Street. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Wiley
- City: Hoboken, New York (State)--New York--Wall Street., Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)
- Language: English
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Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Bernstein brings to life a variety of brilliant academics who have contributed to modern investment theory over the years: Louis Bachelier, Harry Read more...
Abstract: Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Bernstein brings to life a variety of brilliant academics who have contributed to modern investment theory over the years: Louis Bachelier, Harry Markowitz, William Sharpe, Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, Robert Merton, Franco Modigliani, and Merton Miller. Filled with in-depth insights and timeless advice, Capital Ideas reveals h