Fallacy of the Log-Normal Approximation to Optimal Portfolio Decision-Making Over Many Periods (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert C. Merton

9780266633853: Fallacy of the Log-Normal Approximation to Optimal Portfolio Decision-Making Over Many Periods (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0266633854 ISBN 13: 9780266633853

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