Quote of the day
Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.
William F. Sharpe
Born: June 16, 1934 (age 91)
Bio: William Forsyth Sharpe is an American economist. He is the STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Known for:
- Investments (1978)
- Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets (1970)
- The Economics of Computers (1969)