The Nobel Prize-winning Father of Modern Portfolio Theory returns with new insights on his classic work to help you build a lasting portfolio today Contemporary investing as we know it would not exist without these two words " Portfolio selection" Though it may not seem revolutionary today the concept of examining & purchasing many diverse stocks-creating a portfolio-changed the face of finance when Harry M Markowitz devised the idea in 1952 In the past six decades Markowitz has risen to international acclaim as the father of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) with his evaluation of the impact of asset risk diversification & correlation in the risk-return tradeoff In defending the idea that portfolio risk was essential to strategic asset growth he showed the world how to invest for the long-run in the face of any economy In Risk Return Analysis this groundbreaking four-book series the legendary economist & Nobel Laureate returns to revisit his masterpiece theory discuss its developments & prove its vitality in the ever-changing global economy Volume 2 picks up where the first volume left off with Markowitz's personal reflections & current strategies In this volume Markowitz focuses on the relationship between single-period choices-now-and longer run goals He discusses dynamic systems & models the asset allocation "glide-path" inter-generational investment needs & financial decision support systems Written with both the academic & the practitioner in mind this richly illustrated volume provides investors economists & financial advisors with a refined look at MPT highlighting the rational decision-making & probability beliefs that are essential to creating & maintaining a successful portfolio today