Author

Books by Peter L. Bernstein

Peter L. Bernstein (1919–2009) was an American financial historian, economist, and investment consultant who spent his career at the intersection of academic finance and practical market experience. He founded Peter L. Bernstein Inc., an economic consulting firm, and was editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management for decades. Against the Gods, published in 1996, became a bestseller that reached well beyond finance professionals. His other major work, Capital Ideas (1992), covers the development of modern portfolio theory. He wrote and lectured on financial history until late in his life.