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(Bloomberg) — 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 ...

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 ...