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Name: Capital Ideas
Author: Peter L. Bernstein

Capital Ideas, by Peter L. Bernstein, explores the foundations of modern Wall Street through the contributions of early scholars and the evolution of theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns. The book begins with the French mathematician Louis Bachelier, who first analyzed the unpredictability of stock prices in the early 1900s, and then follows the trail of bright academics who have shaped investment theory over the years. Bernstein demonstrates how these ideas have been implemented in the real world of investment management, revealing the links between academic insight and market practice.

First publish date: December 16, 1991

Genre: Business & Economics/Finance

Authors: Peter L. Bernstein

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