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Capital Ideas Evolving
"A lot has happened in the financial markets since 1992, when Peter Bernstein wrote his seminal Capital Ideas. Happily, Peter has taken up his facile pen again to describe these changes, a virtual revolution in the practice of investing that relies heavily on complex mathematics, derivatives, hedging, and hyperactive trading. This fine and eminently readable book is u...more
Paperback, 282 pages
Published
May 1st 2009
by John Wiley & Sons
(first published May 4th 2007)
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I read this book along with "The Myth of Rational Markets" by Justin Fox - a great parallel read on the same topic - most recommended. Peter Bernstein's book is rich in history, voluminous in case study details (particularly in its sections on GS, Barclays Global, TIAA-CREF etc) but just not critical enough.
The balance provided by behavioural finance subject discussions in the initial chapters does not go far enough. The book matter-of-factly mentions many of the efficient market theo...more
The balance provided by behavioural finance subject discussions in the initial chapters does not go far enough. The book matter-of-factly mentions many of the efficient market theo...more
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Smug and clubby, but still a valuable survey.
The author, Peter L. Bernstein, definitely has been around, and shares with us his access to his friends to some of the great thinkers and innovators in finance. If you want to know about the core philosophies of Goldman Sachs or Barlclays Global Investors, Bernstein has friends in high places there, and he tells you what they themselves have to say on the topic.
But, Bernstein's style is quirky and at times distracting. He is...more
The author, Peter L. Bernstein, definitely has been around, and shares with us his access to his friends to some of the great thinkers and innovators in finance. If you want to know about the core philosophies of Goldman Sachs or Barlclays Global Investors, Bernstein has friends in high places there, and he tells you what they themselves have to say on the topic.
But, Bernstein's style is quirky and at times distracting. He is...more
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Founder and President of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., which he established in 1973 as economic consultants to institutional investors and corporations around the world.
In 1951, after teaching economics at Williams College and a five-year stint in commercial banking, Peter became Chief Executive of a nationally–known investment counsel firm, where he personally managed billions of dollars ...more
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In 1951, after teaching economics at Williams College and a five-year stint in commercial banking, Peter became Chief Executive of a nationally–known investment counsel firm, where he personally managed billions of dollars ...more
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