Finance

I recently read In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio by Andrew Lo and Stephen Foerster. The book starts by referencing the Japanese classic film Rashomon, which explores a murder as described from the perspective of different characters. The pursuit of the perfect portfolio took the authors down a fascinating path interviewing 10 of the most influential figures who transformed the field of finance. These figures developed new investment theories, frameworks, and models for a balanced and well-hedged portfolio. ...

The following is a snippet from my book Philosophy for Business Leaders. I never really wanted to study philosophy. In fact, the idea never crossed my mind. At college, after dabbling with a variety of courses that included calculus, organic chemistry, biology, economics, and finance, I decided I wanted to understand what a stock was and the underpinnings of the financial world. I was mesmerized by all the numbers displayed on big screens, sometimes with weird candle-like figures, squeezed between lines on either side and numbers flaring in red and green every other second. ...