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Both fundamental and quantitative investment managers will benefit from studying this updated edition by Grinold and Kahn.” -Scott Stewart, Portfolio Manager. Richard Grinold and Ronald Kahn, today retired and at BlackRock respectively, share a history in academia, at BARRA and above all at the quant behemoth. The Fundamental Law of Active Management by Grinold and Kahn is designed to assess the value of active management, as expressed by the information ratio.

In equilibrium, the arrival rate of new information exactly balances the decay rate of old information.

Lists with This Book. Jason P rated it it was amazing Apr 07, Not recommended for fun read, but a complete must-have for active portfolio managers’ knowledg This is the textbook for the active portfolio management course at Haas School of Business taught by Dr. Often the asset management process focuses excessively on the quality of bets versus the quantity. Bill rated it really liked it Sep 14, This book communicates the background of investment extremely well.

Tapas Neogi rated it really liked it Mar 16, Trevor rated it it kahhn amazing May 26, However it does provide everything you need to know to construct, backtest, and evaluate your portfolio. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.

You are going to email the following Breadth, Skill, and Time. Anselmo Araujo rated it really liked it Feb 13, The Journal of Portfolio Management Vol. If you’re interested in serious m If you’re an investing professional, you should already know about this book, grionld you use it or not.

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Hardcoverpages. Grinold and Kahn use an equilibrium dynamic model to provide insight into the concept akhn breadth, as well as a refined notion of skill.

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I learned mostly about the underside of the investment process, a issue that I think not communicated enough today. It outlines an active management framework that begins with a benchmark portfolio, then defines exceptional returns as they relate to that benchmark.

The second source of IR is breadth — the number of independent active oportunities per year the PM have to use his skill on. The result is an updated, comprehensive set of strategic concepts and rules of thumb for guiding the process of-and increasing the profits from-active investment management.

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IPR Journals is the leading provider of applicable theoretical research for all those in the investment management community. Since the book is so well rated by many other readers, I guess this is not an introductory course for first-timers.

The level of math required is not a big deal, it is just that formulas are completely unexplained. Mathematically rigorous and meticulously organized, Active Portfolio Management broke new ground when it first became available to investment managers in Be the first to ask a question about Active Portfolio Management. Books by Richard C.

Richard Grinold and Ronald Kahn, today retired and at BlackRock respectively, share a history in academia, at BARRA and above all at the quant behemoth Barclays Global Investors where they both held leading positions while writing this book. Tweet Widget Facebook Like. I refer to it weekly at work. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. IC is about the quality of investment opportunities while BR is about the quantity of investment opportunities through coverage of more securities or a higher frequency of opportunities.

It is relatively easy to measure for any investment process.

Breadth, Skill, and Time

Grinold and Ronald N. I would keep it on my shelf for future reference. Giovanni rated it it was ok Apr 01,