Peter L. Bernstein
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Peter Lewyn Bernstein (January 22, 1919 – June 5, 2009) was an American financial historian, economist and educator whose development and refinement of the efficient-market hypothesis made him one of the country's best known authorities in popularizing and presenting investment economics to the general public.[1]
Education and military service during World War II
A native of
As investment manager
In 1951, after teaching economics at
Career as educator and lecturer
Bernstein served for many years on the Visiting Committee to the Economics Department at Harvard University, as a Trustee and member of the Finance Committee of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), and as a Trustee of the Investment Management Workshop sponsored by the Association for Investment Management & Research (AIMR), and had been lecturing widely throughout the United States and abroad on risk management, asset allocation, portfolio strategy, and market history.
A longtime resident of
Works
Bernstein was the author of ten books in economics and finance as well as countless articles in professional journals such as Harvard Business Review, Financial Analysts Journal and, in the popular press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Worth magazine and Bloomberg, among others, and has contributed to collections of articles published by Perseus and FT Mastering, among others.
Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, was published by
In 1992 Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street was published by
Streetwise: The Best of The Journal of Portfolio Management, edited by Peter L. Bernstein and Frank J. Fabozzi, was published in 1997 by Princeton University Press.
Earlier books include A Primer on Money, Banking and Gold (Random House 1965), as well as Economist on Wall Street (Macmillan 1970), and The Price of Prosperity (Doubleday, 1962), in addition to two books on government finance co-authored with Robert Heilbroner.
Bernstein’s other books are The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession, published in the fall of 2000 by
Bibliography
- Bernstein, Peter L. (2007). ISBN 978-0-471-73173-3.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (2005). Special Real Estate Issue. New York: Institutional Investor Systems.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (2005). Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation. New York: ISBN 0-393-05233-8.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (2000). The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession. New York: ISBN 0-471-25210-7.
- Bernstein, Peter L.; ISBN 0-471-19716-5.
- Bernstein, Peter L.; ISBN 0-691-01129-X.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1996). Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. New York: ISBN 0-471-12104-5.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1995). The Portable MBA in Investment. New York: ISBN 0-471-10661-5.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1992). Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street. New York: Maxwell Macmillan International. ISBN 0-02-903011-0.
- Heilbroner, Robert L.; Peter L. Bernstein (1989). The Debt and the Deficit: False Alarms/Real Possibilities. New York: ISBN 0-393-02752-X.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1983). International Investing. New York: Institutional Investor Books.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1978). Security Selection and Active Portfolio Management. New York: Institutional Investor Books.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1977). The Theory and Practice of Bond Portfolio Management. New York: Institutional Investor Books.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1977). Portfolio Management and Efficient Markets: Theoretical Relevance and Practical Applications. New York: Institutional Investor Books.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1970). Economist on Wall Street: Notes on the Sanctity of Gold, the Value of Money, the Security of Investments, and Other Delusions. New York: Macmillan.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1965). A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold. New York: Random House.
- Heilbroner, Robert L.; Peter L. Bernstein (1963). A Primer on Government Spending. New York: Random House.
- Bernstein, Peter L. (1962). The Price of Prosperity: A Realistic Appraisal of the Future of our National Economy. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
Awards
Peter Bernstein received three major awards from the CFA Institute, the key organization for investment managers and analysts:
- The Award for Professional Excellence, AIMR's highest award,
- The Graham & Dodd Award, given annually for the outstanding article in the Financial Analysts Journal for the previous year, and
- The James R. Vertin Award, recognizing individuals who have produced a body of research notable for its relevance and enduring value to investment professionals.
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-05.