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Recommended Reading

A collection of high quality reading recommendations:

Based on surveys within the institutional allocator community, these are what we believe to be are some of the most useful and practical books for candidates and alumni of the program.

The topics range from specific and useful examples of how to manage a university endowment (like at Yale, as written by David Swensen), to the deep dive into the failings of Long Term Capital Management, as Roger Lowenstein covers.

Amazon link to Beyond Diversification, by Sebastien Page
Beyond Diversification, by Sebastien Page

Beyond Diversification: What every investor needs to know about asset allocation

By Sebastién Page

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Better than Alpha by Christopher Schelling

Better than Alpha: Three steps to capturing excess returns in a changing world

By Christopher M. Schelling

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Capital Allocators by Ted Seides

Capital Allocators: How the world’s elite money managers lead and invest

By Ted Seides

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Foundation and Endowment Investing, by Larry Kochard

Foundation & Endowment Investing: Philosophies and strategies of top organizations

By Larry Kochard

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Pioneering Portfolio Management, by David Swensen

Pioneering Portfolio Management: An unconventional approach to institutional investment

By David Swensen

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Expected Returns, by Antti Ilmanen

Expected Returns: An investor’s guide to harvesting market rewards

By Antti Ilmanen

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Investment Manager Analysis - by Frank Tavers

Investment Manager Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Portfolio Selection, Monitoring, and Optimization

By Frank Tavers

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Portfolio Design - A modern approach to asset allocation, by Ricahrd Marston

Portfolio Design: A Modern Approach to Asset Allocation

By Richard Marston

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Investment Performance Measurement

Investment Performance Measurement: Evaluating and Presenting Results

By Philip Lawton and Todd Jankowski

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