Harry Markowitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who redefined money management by showing that diversification could reduce investment risk while maximizing returns, has died. He was 95. Markowitz ...

On this special episode of The Long View, we are honoring the life of Harry Markowitz, a finance giant and leader in research on diversification and Modern Portfolio Theory. Dr. Andrew Lo, professor ...

While the list obviously incorporates selection bias, as Nobel Prizes are awarded only to those who are alive—a policy fully applied by John Goodenough, who was honored at age 97—the group’s health ...

“You, Harry Markowitz, brought math into the investment process with your 1952 article and 1959 book. It is fancy math that brought on this crisis. What makes you think now that you can solve it?” ...

Investing can often feel like navigating a maze of endless options and ever-shifting market conditions. This is where the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) comes in, offering a roadmap for making smarter ...

Nobel laureate Harry M. Markowitz, the economist whose work in modern portfolio theory gave birth to the field of quantitative finance, has died at age 95. Mr. Markowitz, who died June 22, won the ...

Markowitz died on June 22 of pneumonia and sepsis at a hospital in San Diego, the New York Times reported, citing Markowitz’s assistant, Mary McDonald. Markowitz was best known as the father of modern ...