Jorion Professor of Finance Graduate School of Management University of California-Irvine "A readable book, aimed at the serious investor. It is a comprehensive guide that takes the reader from the theoretical and conceptual all the way through practical application. Our company has been researching and evaluating investment managers for more than 30 years, and yet I am eager to incorporate the insights found in this book into our work. New additions to our staff will be reading it on day one." -Paul R. Greenwood Director of US Equity Frank Russell Company "Building on the Nobel Prize-winning work of William Sharpe, and on that of their late colleague Fischer Black, Bob Litterman and his colleagues at Goldman Sachs Asset Management have taken the familiar and appealing concept of capital market equilibrium and reshaped it into an approach to asset management. They then extend their reach into many other related topics. Practically all investment managers, plan sponsors, brokers, and other financial professionals will find something of value in this encyclopedic work." -Larry Siegel Director, Investment Policy Research The Ford Foundation "Equilibrium theory is fundamental to virtually every aspect of modern investment practice. In this book, the team from Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides not only a highly-readable review of the academic theory, but also a very practical guide to applying it to most of the important problems faced by today's institutional investors. Perhaps most impressive is the breadth of this work. From asset allocation, to risk budgeting, to manager selection, to performance attribution, this book touches on the key aspects of professional investment management. This would be a wonderful text to build an applied investment finance course around." -Gregory C. Allen Executive Vice President Manager of Specialty Consulting, Callan Associates