Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection: Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold and Capital Ideas Evolving

Peter L. Bernstein

Okt. 2012 · Verkauft von John Wiley & Sons

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A classic collection of titles from one of the world's greatest financial writers

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, the late Peter Bernstein had the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with the Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection e-bundle, you will be able to enjoy some of the most important and critically acclaimed books by this engaging investment writer—Capital Ideas, Against the Gods, The Power of Gold, and Capital Ideas Evolving.

• Capital Ideas and Capital Ideas Evolving 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
• Against the Gods skillfully explores one of the most profound issues of our time—the role of risk in our society—in a non-technical and accessible style
• The Power of Gold tells the story of how history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset has inspired romantic myths, daring explorations, and titanic struggles for money and power

Engaging and informative, Peter L. Bernstein Classics Collection puts the insights of one of the greatest financial writers of our time at your fingertips.

Autoren-Profil

The late Peter L. Bernstein had a unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management, one of the foremost financial writers of his generation. He was author of the best-selling Capital Ideas: The Improbably Origins of Modern Wall Street; Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk and The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession, as well as five other books. He was president of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an investment consultant firm he founded in 1973 after many years of managing billions of dollars in individual and institutional portfolios.?He was the founding editor of the Journal of Investment Management.