Peter L. Bernstein is president of Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., an investment consultant firm he founded in 1973, after managing individual and institutional portfolios. He is the author of nine books on economics and finance, including the bestselling "Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street," "Again the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk," and "The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession." He has lectured widely throughout the U.S. and abroad, and has received the highest honors from his peers in the investment profession.
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