Fama Credits Twist of Fate For Life Changing Economic Decisions – ValueWalk Premium
04Nov

Fama Credits Twist of Fate For Life Changing Economic Decisions

Eugene Francis Fama is known for his mathematical work in economics, winning a Nobel laureate in for portfolio theory and asset pricing. These are “hard number” disciplines that come from perhaps one of the most mathematically orientated economics educational institutions in the world: The University of Chicago.

It is rather odd, then, that Fama credits serendipity, a chance twist of fate, for influencing his path in life at the University . . .

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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