Peter L. Bernstein was a visionary thinker in finance and investment, instrumental in revolutionizing portfolio management. His work was characterized by a profound understanding of market dynamics and history, enabling him to develop innovative strategies for risk management and asset allocation. Bernstein was also a significant educator and author, whose writings have influenced generations of financial professionals and academics. His legacy endures through his lasting contributions to the field of investment management.
The Portable MBA in Investment Edited by Peter L. Bernstein a state-of-the-art program in investment principles and applications from top-flight professionals "Peter Bernstein and his Dream Team tackle the entire investment spectrum--from soup to nuts--and emerge triumphant.
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 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 how the unique contributions of these talented individuals profoundly changed the practice of investment management as we know it today.
A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable... an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism. " -The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book.
In many ways, Bernstein's A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold can be seen as one long preface to his bestselling The Power of Gold . In A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, Bernstein discusses the link that still exists between our money and gold and why
"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.
In the history of film music, Elmer Bernstein is legendary--the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1950s to the 2000s. This biography provides the fascinating story of the man who created some of the most memorable scores of all time including The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, and Ghostbusters.
Das Buch "Wider die Götter" verknüpft biographische, historische und wissenschaftliche Elemente, um die Entwicklung des modernen Risikomanagements zu erläutern. Es erklärt verständlich zentrale Begriffe wie Wahrscheinlichkeit und Ungewissheit und beleuchtet den Unterschied zwischen Spiel und Investition sowie zwischen rationalen und irrationalen Entscheidungen.
Glänzend, sagenumwoben, faszinierend - seit Jahrtausenden spekulieren die Menschen mit Gold. An keiner Anlage hat sich in allen Zeiten und Kulturen das Streben nach Wertzuwachs und -erhaltung so deutlich manifestiert wie in diesem Edelmetall. Peter Bernstein legt mit diesem Werk eine umfassende Chronik des Goldes vor. Er erklärt anschaulich die wirtschaftlichen, religiösen und künstlerischen Hintergründe des Edelmetalls und dokumentiert die Verwendung von Gold für die Münzprägung. Faszination Gold - selbst im schnelllebigen Börsenzeitalter von heute übt das glänzende Metall noch immer eine unveränderte Faszination aus und hat einen festen Stellenwert in unserem täglichen Leben. Umfassende Informationen über den interessantesten Rohstoff der Welt - Gold!
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Zlato ovplyvnilo osudy národov, obchod a peňažný systém od biblických dôb. Príbeh ľudskej chamtivosti, vojen, hospodárskej prosperity a úpadku začína symbolikou moci, náboženskou a umeleckou rolou zlata, pokračuje jeho premenou na peniaze, vrcholí zlatým štandardom. Kniha nahliada zlato očami potentátov a politikov, razičov mincí i zlatokopov: od Mojžíša, kráľa Malej Ázie Kroisa a Karola Veľkého cez španielských dobyvateľov Pizarra až po W. Churchilla a moderných ekonómov. Zlato sa po ukončení voľnej zmeniteľnosti amerického dolára vytráca z peňažného systému, stále nás ale fascinuje. Autor splieta nitky histórie, politiky, hospodárstva a financií napínavo, s erudíciou ekonóma a so zmyslom historika pre detaily.
