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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management is a book by Roger Lowenstein published by Random House on October 9, 2000. The book tells an unauthorized account of the creation, early success, abrupt collapse, and rushed bailout of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM). LTCM was a tightly held American hedge fund founded ...
William J. Bernstein. William J. Bernstein (born 1948) is an American financial theorist and neurologist. His research is in the field of modern portfolio theory and he has published books for individual investors who wish to manage their own equity portfolios. [1] He lives in Portland, Oregon . His bestselling books include The Birth of Plenty ...
Financial management is the business function concerned with profitability, expenses, cash and credit. These are often grouped together under the rubric of maximizing the value of the firm for stockholders. The discipline is then tasked with the "efficient acquisition and deployment" of both short- and long-term financial resources, to ensure ...
Peter Ferdinand Drucker ( / ˈdrʌkər /; German: [ˈdʀʊkɐ]; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and ...
A Japanese man writing in a ledger with the help of a soroban (abacus). Meiji period, 1914. The history of accounting or accountancy can be traced to ancient civilizations. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The early development of accounting dates to ancient Mesopotamia, and is closely related to developments in writing, counting and money [ 1][ 4][ 5] and early ...
848 (6th edition) ISBN. 978-1118873700 (6th edition) Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies is a textbook on valuation, corporate finance, and investment management by McKinsey & Company. [1] [2] [3] The book was initially published in 1990 and is now available in its sixth edition. [4]
Financial risk management is the practice of protecting economic value in a firm by managing exposure to financial risk - principally operational risk, credit risk and market risk, with more specific variants as listed aside.
Aaron Brown (financial author) Aaron C. Brown (born November 27, 1956) is an American finance practitioner, well known as an author [ 1] on risk management and gambling-related issues. [ 2] He also speaks frequently at professional and academic conferences. He was Chief Risk Manager at AQR Capital Management.