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William J. Bernstein

William J. Bernstein
William J. Bernstein is a neurologist, financial theorist, and historian whose books include A Splendid Exchange, Masters of the Word, The Delusions of Crowds, The Birth of Plenty, and The Four Pillars of Investing. He is the co-founder of the investment management firm Efficient Frontier Advisors, and has written for publications including the Wall Street Journal and Money magazine. He was the winner of the 2017 James R. Vertin Award from CFA Institute. He lives in Oregon.


The Dark World of
Rapture Fiction

William J. Bernstein on a Troubled Evangelical Genre
February 25, 2021  By William J. Bernstein
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What If the Stories We Tell in Order to Live Happen to Be Conspiracy Theories?

William J. Bernstein on the Evolutionary Origins of Collective Delusion
January 15, 2021  By William J. Bernstein
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