Author: Eric Falkenstein Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780470445907 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
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Praise for Finding Alpha "Eric Falkenstein is more than one of the smartest and funniest people in finance. He's been a banker, a key model builder at a major rating agency, and a hedge fund trader. In this tour de force, he outlines the successes and failures of financial theory applications in the real world from the perspective of an aggressive early adopter of the best ideas in finance. To this day, I think Eric's private firm default model is one of the best papers ever published in applied finance, and this wonderful book falls into the same category." —Donald R. van Deventer, PhD, founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kamakura Corporation "People dismissed Columbus when he said the world was round. Thank goodness he persisted. Like Columbus, Falkenstein challenges standard thinking, only this time about risk and reward. As the meltdown of the capital markets has shown, the financial industry clearly missed something with regard to risk management. As an industry, we need to consider alternative theories on risk, and clearly Falkenstein is on to something here. Agree with him or not, Finding Alpha is worth a read." —Kevin M. Blakely, President and CEO,The Risk Management Association "Writing through the lens of an experienced practitioner, Falkenstein digests decades of research in capital markets, financial economics, and investment psychology that have shaped modern investment theory. This text is an excellent companion for portfolio managers, investment students, or anyone seeking to better understand the relationship between risk, returns, and financial reward." —Todd Houge, PhD, CFA, The University of Iowa How do we find alpha whenrisk does not correlate with return? Finding Alpha is a practical guide to achieving alpha when conventional measures of risk rarely correlate with higher returns. Author Eric Falkenstein-a PhD who has also been a risk manager and portfolio manager—tells the story of alpha from its beginnings to its current reversal, where risk is now evidenced by return as opposed to vice versa. Falkenstein begins by walking readers through the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), as well as other well-documented theories about risk and return, and explores how these theories measure up to current empirical evidence being documented by researchers and academics. He also outlines a novel approach to the issues of how benchmark risk and investor overconfidence affects expected asset returns, how to understand the nature of alpha and risk, and how to use practical applications of alpha-seeking strategies that he developed as a successful hedge fund manager. Finding Alpha concludes by outlining some real-life applications of alpha in finance and explains how the search for alpha affects the day-to-day life of all financial professionals.
Author: Thea Reed Publisher: Partridge Africa ISBN: 1482807076 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 61
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Finding my alpha expresses the conviction of one woman as she explicitly expresses the emotional turmoil, the sacrifices, and the love she shared with one man for twelve years of marriage. Thea Reed is a first-time author who critically looks at the choices she made as an empowered woman before marriage and the shift in scales to a submissive beta wolf who did whatever she could to make her marriage work. The book openly explores the belief systems of being an Indian female and the mental barriers faced in a journey to finding inner strength and the will to stand tallthe alpha wolf. Real-life events and incidents allow the reader to connect with her pain and identify with the number of boundaries Thea allowed to be crossed. She gives insight into to the tools and support structures she put in place to build her mental and physical strength and bravely reflects on her shadow self. Understanding the meaning of not giving in easily and fighting with every bit of your soul, this book brings a refreshing view of unconditional love and finding peace when all roads have been exhausted.
Author: Toni Nowland Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1664106189 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 206
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Venus Lee DeLorentez is almost 18, a werewolf and been having extreme outer body experiences, while she dreams. How would you feel if you find out your destiny has been pre-determined based on a prophecy almost a whole millennium before you are even born? Well as you can tell, Venus not for it. The fact that her future is not of my own design. So, what would you do give in because, you can’t fight fate. Or would you stand up and take the bull by the horns and take back your life, even if it ends in your own ultimate demise.
Author: Mina Carter Publisher: Mina Carter ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 73
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No woman wants the attention of an alpha. Huge, brutal, dominant... They take what they want, no matter who, or what, it is. And now I have two focused on making me theirs. “…just one dose of Representine could change your life forever! Become the alpha you’ve always wanted to be. Enjoy life to the full at the top of the food chain and have men and women falling at your feet!” Representine. That drug changed my life. The instant my ex became an alpha, I was gone, thrown out on the street with nothing but the clothes on my back… and a small amount of savings I’d hidden away. But living costs money and with those funds dwindling quickly, I need a job and fast… I’ll take anything. I really am that desperate. I just didn’t expect it to be for Mason and Dante. The two young and handsome alphas have haunted my dreams for years. Now I’m at their beck and call… Please be aware: This is a much darker and grittier world than my other series, so readers are advised to proceed with caution. A Continuing Story: Please be aware this is a serialised romance in three parts. Keywords: paranormal romance ebooks, shifter romance kindle, alpha male, romance reads, paranormal romance, paranormal romance books for adults, Fated mates romance, shifter romance books, shifter books, omega verse book, omega verse romance, omegaverse alpha, omegaverse dystopian, omegaverse erotica, omegaverse kindle, omegaverse knot, omegaverse knotting heat, omegaverse paranormal romance
Author: Whitney Murphy Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 450
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Evangelica Roads, a female werewolf who watched her true mate choose another. Now heartbroken, she struggles to cope. When her best friend drags her to a club, the moons fate lands her in the hands of the infamous Alpha Steele. Alpha Artemis Steele, the notorious male werewolf who conquered the madness of the wolf due to the death of his true mate and unborn pup. Now, he's one of the most feared wolves around. When these two clash, sparks fly and suddenly they're thrown into a whirlwind of dark pasts and dangerous futures.
Author: Mina Carter Publisher: Mina Carter ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 79
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I’m an alpha. Top of the food chain. What I want, I take, simple as. And I want her. I don’t care she’s a beta, not an omega. She’s mine. I’ve wanted Neve for years, now she works for us. The problem is, I can’t keep my hands off her. And neither can Dante. I’m good with sharing, as long as I can call her mine. Beta or not, She’s the hottest woman I’ve ever seen. She’s lucky she isn’t an omega. If she was, she’d already be wearing my mark and we’d never let her out of her nest. Then her ex starts sniffing around, and he really doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into. We might wear suits now, but we haven’t forgotten the monsters within. Now they’re coming out to play… Please be aware: This is a much darker and grittier world than my other series, so readers are advised to proceed with caution. A Continuing Story: Please be aware this is a serialized romance in three parts. Keywords: paranormal romance ebooks, shifter romance kindle, alpha male, romance reads, paranormal romance, paranormal romance books for adults, Fated mates romance, shifter romance books, shifter books, omega verse book, omega verse romance, omegaverse alpha, omegaverse dystopian, omegaverse erotica, omegaverse kindle, omegaverse knot, omegaverse knotting heat, omegaverse paranormal romance
Author: Aileen Erin Publisher: Ink Monster LLC ISBN: 1943858926 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 356
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Don’t miss Tessa and Dastien in the exciting finale of the USA Today Alpha Girls series. Tessa—part witch, part werewolf, raised human and now the unofficial leader of a newly minted supernatural alliance—gets a distressing call from her brother, Axel, in the middle of the night. Tessa and her mate, Dastien, race to save Axel, but Tessa's learned that nothing is ever easy in the supernatural world. She has seconds to make a choice, but there’s only one thing Tessa can do to save the two most important men in her life—sacrifice herself. The last thing Dastien hears from Tessa was her plea—help Axel. But then their bond goes silent. He can’t hear her. He can’t feel her. And there’s no sign of the attackers who took her. Dastien does everything he can to save Axel before calling his friends in a panic but when Dastien’s finally reunited with her, there’s no sign of recognition in her eyes. No magic in her touch. No wolf beneath the surface. Everything that made Tessa who she was...has been erased. “I love this series. I just think that it keeps getting better and better.” — A Reader Lives A Thousand Lives “I have enjoyed every minute of this book and will read what ever Aileen Erin wants to write at this point.” - Smada’s Book Smack hr It’s time to binge the complete Alpha Girls series! Book 1: Becoming Alpha Book 2: Avoiding Alpha Book 3: Alpha Divided Book 4: Bruja Book 5: Alpha Unleashed Book 6: Shattered Pack Book 7: Being Alpha Book 8: Lunar Court Book 9: Alpha Erased hr Don’t miss Off Planet, the biggest and boldest adventure yet from the mind of Aileen Erin. It's perfect for fans of Claudia Gray's Defy the Stars and Maura Milan's Ignite the Stars!
Author: D. J. Heart Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781518893186 Category : Languages : en Pages : 226
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Jake, alpha of his territory and a werewolf without peer, does not expect the meek little wolf he rescues off the side of the road to be his mate. The boy is newly turned, inexperienced, and it will be months before he and his wolf are integrated to the point where the mating instinct will kick in... Jake's wolf has no intention of waiting.
Author: Jennise K Publisher: Blvnp Incorporated ISBN: 9781680307672 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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You're beautiful and kind and very smart. But best of all, you're mine. Do you remember the stories your Grandma used to tell you every night about cursed beasts, village beauties, girls in red capes and wolves in disguises? Well, maybe, just maybe... they actually do happen. Maybe, beasts do exist. They do. I would know. I am bound to one. Whom, you may ask? Well, I am mated to the Alpha King. How? You will see. You will live through it with me. I am Theia Anderson. I am just like any one of you, human, alive, and breathing. But unlike any one of you, I've stumbled upon a world that until yesterday... I couldn't even fathom into existence. This is my story.
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