Markowitz was a professor of finance at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is best known for his pioneering work in modern portfolio theory, studying the …

Oct 5, 2025 · Harry Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), introduced in 1952, transformed investment strategies by focusing on entire portfolio performance rather than individual stocks.

The research that earned Markowitz the Nobel Prize involved his “ portfolio theory,” which sought to prove that a diversified, or “optimal,” portfolio—that is, one that mixes assets so as to maximize …

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1990 was awarded jointly to Harry M. Markowitz, Merton H. Miller and William F. Sharpe "for their pioneering work in the theory …

Mar 16, 2024 · Harry Markowitz, co-recipient with Merton Miller and William Sharpe of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences ‘for their pioneering work in the theory of financial economics’, passed …

Markowitz, who recently passed away at 95, left an indelible mark on the field with his innovative research and pioneering insights. Through his development of modern portfolio theory, the work he’s …

Sanford (Sandy) Markowitz is the Markowitz-Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics and a Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. Sandy’s national distinctions include …

In the early 1950s Markowitz developed portfolio theory, which looks at how investment returns can be optimized. Economists had long understood the common sense of diversifying a portfolio; the …

Jun 25, 2023 · Harry M. Markowitz, an economist who launched a revolution in finance, upending traditional thinking about buying stocks and earning the Nobel in economic science in 1990 for his …

Jul 11, 2023 · Dr. Markowitz won the Nobel—which he shared with two other scholars—for his pioneering work in what became known as Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). It was the subject of his …