Welcome, Financial Markets Author Ludwig Chincarini!

Nicole Wachs adds a new contributor to TradeKing All-Stars.

Please give a warm greeting to our newest commentator, Ludwig Chincarini!

Dr. Ludwig Chincarini is the author of one of the classic books in the field of portfolio management entitled Quantitative Equity Portfolio Management and he has just released a new book explaining the causes of the financial crisis entitled The Crisis of Crowding.  He has published numerous articles in finance and economics.

Dr. Chincarini is currently a professor of finance at the School of Management of the University of San Francisco and on the academic council of IndexIQ.  Prior to that, he was a professor of finance at the McDonough School of Business of Georgetown University teaching both MBAs, Executive MBAs, and undergraduates.  He has also taught at MIT.

Outside of academia, Dr. Chincarini has held many different high level roles in finance including Head of Research for Rydex Global Advisors, Head of Research and New Products at Foliofn (the first basket trading firm) and he has worked for the Bank for International Settlements (known commonly as “the Central Bank of Central Banks”). Dr. Chincarini has also worked with some of the biggest names in the business such as Fischer Black, LTCM, Standard and Poors, and many others.

We are delighted to learn from his insights. Welcome aboard, Dr. Ludwig Chincarini!

Regards,
Nicole Wachs
Director of Education
All-Star Commentator

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