The Pillars of Finance [electronic resource] : The Misalignment of Finance Theory and Investment Practice /
Fraser-Sampson, G.author.
Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a bold new way forward for the finance industry. The Pillars of Finance is a lively and provocative read, challenging some of the core beliefs of modern finance.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The ultimate question; 3 A game of chance; 4 And yet it moves; 5 Finance and its supporting pillars; 6 Periodic return; 7 Further reflections of return; 8 Thoughts on risk (pre-War) and the influence of logical positivism; 9 Thougts on risk (post-War): theory becomes dogma; 10 Things fall apart; 11 Risk and subjectivity; 12 The shock of the new; 13 Finance and science; 14 It''s all in the mind, you know; 15 Personality, behaviour, and decision making; 16 The angel of history; 17 A new approach; 18 What will New Finance look like?
Written by bestselling finance author Guy Fraser-Sampson, this is a provocative account of the severe limitations of modern finance, advocating a bold new way forward for the finance industry. The Pillars of Finance is a lively and provocative read, challenging some of the core beliefs of modern finance.
Risk management.
Business mathematics.
Business enterprises—Finance.
Investment banking.
Securities.
Economic history.
Risk Management.
Business Mathematics.
Business Finance.
Investments and Securities.
Economic History.