Stephen Foerster

Feb 24

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The Investment Management Industry Needs More Women — Here’s How to Make That Happen

Book review of “Undiversified: The Big Gender Short in Investment Management”

image of a man on top of coins, with a woman seated nearby — Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash

The key message of Modern Portfolio Theory, developed seven decades ago by Nobel laureate, Harry Markowitz, can be summarized succinctly: when it comes to your investments, it pays to be…

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I’m a Finance prof, CFA, and author of In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio (with Andrew Lo). I write stories about investing. (I don’t give financial advice.)

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Stephen Foerster

Stephen Foerster

I’m a Finance prof, CFA, and author of In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio (with Andrew Lo). I write stories about investing. (I don’t give financial advice.)

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