Harry M. Markowitz, father of modern portfolio theory, dies at 95
Nobel laureate Harry M. Markowitz, whose work in modern portfolio theory gave birth to the field of quantitative finance, has died at age 95.
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Nobel laureate Harry M. Markowitz, whose work in modern portfolio theory gave birth to the field of quantitative finance, has died at age 95.
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