Biography
Ronald L. Moy, CFA, is associate professor of finance at St. John’s University, Staten Island, New York.
This book digs into Buffett’s pre-Berkshire investments. The result is a fresh look into the origins of his investment approach.
Bartley J. Madden has produced a book that challenges business leaders and investment professionals to think outside the box systematically to solve difficult problems.
The PE playbook is always the same: Borrow money to acquire the firm, saddle it with debt, and extract exorbitant management fees.
Eswar S. Prasad provides an interesting and insightful exposition on the shifting landscape from traditional paper notes to digital currencies.
Robin Wigglesworth has produced a book that is historical, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
The authors provide practitioners with a comprehensive guide to equity smart beta investing.
Thomas Pistorius challenges much of mainstream investment theory that uses mathematical statistics to predict returns.
The authors challenge the investment profession to rethink the way it views both clients and employees.
Going beyond the traditional fundamentals of trading that are covered in academia, Larry Harris, CFA, explores the motivations and goals of the wide spectrum of traders, including profit-motivated traders, utilitarian traders, and the newest breed of traders — those resulting from the growth of electronic markets. Understanding other market participants’ motives allows traders to determine the most opportune time to trade.
Richard H. Thaler takes readers on an entertaining journey through the evolution of behavioral economics. His gift for writing has produced a book that is a blend of his life as a research professor, stories of other economists he met along the way, and a history of behavioral economics. This book is an excellent read on the shortcomings of classical economic and finance theory.