Education, work, finance & impact
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest
By Andrew W. Lo, the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor in the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Stephen R. Foerster
Princeton University Press · 2021
Is there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? "In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio" examines this question by profiling and interviewing 10 of the most prominent figures in finance. In the process, readers come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be.
From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.
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