The Investment Professional

Departments
From the
Executive Director
Polyphony, Not Cacophony

Hot Zones
The Hierarchy of Risk:
A New Approach to Risk Management

Hot Zones
Sliced, Diced, Chopped, Chunked:
A Taste of Structured Investments

Hot Zones
GIPS 2010: Major Changes to Global
Standards Concern Investors

Worldview
Another BRIC in the Wall?
South Africa May Join the
Vanguard of Developing Markets

Abstract
Safe House: The Housing Market and the End of the Recession

Abstract
Schrödinger’s Morning Paper:
The Impact of Barron’s on
Stock Prices

Abstract
Smoke and Mirrors: BICs,
the PPIP, and the Fallacies of
Expectations-Based Risk Management

Education for Practice
The Value of Convenience:
Programming a Firm Value Calculator on Your PDA

Education for Practice
Penny for Your Thoughts:
Black–Litterman’s Incorporation of Analysts’ Views Both Helps and Hinders Portfolio Optimization

Careers
Privilege of Peerage:
The Value of Professional Designations

Interview
In Recovery: Looking Forward
with Abby Joseph Cohen

Book Reviews
Extending the Canon:
New Titles

Final Analysis
Two Cartoons

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