The Missing Billionaires

"This is a marvelous book that importantly extends the literature on financial decision-making. The authors creatively weave together the essence of practical considerations with insightful academic theory. One of a small handful of books that is timeless and should be read and reread over a lifetime for enjoyment and substance."
—Gary P. Brinson, CFA, Author, and Founder of Brinson Partners

"The missing billionaires in the book's title allude to the difficulty of keeping already-made fortunes. Believing that nobody should get rich twice, Victor and James arm investors with lessons galore, drawn from their long practitioner careers. Yet the core lessons come from academia, and this wonderful book gives the best shot for Expected Utility and lifecycle models to finally become widely used in real-world investment decision-making. Uniquely, this book puts position sizing in the center, showing through many illustrations how 'too much of a good thing' can be just too much."
—Antti Ilmanen, Principal at AQR Capital, Author of Expected Returns

"The Missing Billionaires addresses a topic that gets far too little attention in the investment community: how much to invest. The book is a terrific blend of theory, practice, and stories from the front lines. This is must-reading for anyone seeking to invest and spend wisely."
—Michael Mauboussin, Author and Head of Consilient Research, Morgan Stanley

"I enjoyed and learned from Victor and James' book on incorporating uncertainty directly into making better financial decisions. Rightly so, for them, risk is front and center. This book is a great education for all of us, seamlessly marrying sophisticated theory with applications, demonstrating the beauty of a risk architecture that combines specificity with illuminating implementations into the lifetime wealth management problem."
—Myron S. Scholes, Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences