- Capital Ideas Evolving
Infobox Book
name = Capital Ideas Evolving
author =Peter L. Bernstein
genre = Finance
language = English
publisher =John Wiley & Sons
release_date =2007
pages = 304
isbn = 978-0-471-73173-3"Capital Ideas Evolving" is a book on finance by
Peter L. Bernstein . It was released in May 2007.Overview
"Capital Ideas Evolving" describes how the core concepts of modern
finance developed between1952 and1973 transformed the investment world in the face of unrelenting attacks from critics and tumultuous economic events.Modern
financial theory now drives the management of investment portfolios and global trading activities. The core idea that all investments reflect a trade-off between risk and expected returns is widely accepted and is the starting point of investment decision-making. Similarly, the idea that themarket can’t be beat is now conventional wisdom, even among those who claim to possess an expertise to outperform market averages.In addition, modern investment theory has spawned new investment and
risk management structures: most notably,hedge funds andderivatives , both of which have contributed greatly to theglobalization of capital. But while modern investment theory is inextricably imbedded in the operations of the financial world, the real-world applications in the past 15 years have produced unanticipated and sometimes unwelcome results.The overarching assumption of investor rationality has been proven untenable, given high market volatility,
bubbles andcrashes , and persistent distortions in asset valuations. Into this breach, the theory ofbehavioral finance has emerged, which attempts to explain the occasional “irrationality” of markets through analysis of investor actions. Nonetheless, Bernstein clearly states that the revolution ignited by the small group of scholars has forever changed the financial and investment world, and developments of recent years have done nothing to discredit the central tenets of modern financial theory. "Capital Ideas Evolving" brings to life the individuals, ideas, and events which have revolutionizedfinance andinvestment and led to a new age of unprecedented capital mobility.This is Peter Bernstein's follow up to his 1992 book, "Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street" published by The Free Press.
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