The Papers that Changed Investing: Harry Markowitz

Sunday, November 23, 2025 2 views
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In 1952, investing advice boiled down to one thing: pick winning stocks. Find the next big company, put your money in, hope it soars. But here's the problem nobody was asking: What if you're wrong? One young mathematician asked that question and changed investing forever.

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