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Wow! I expected a terrific book from Howard and Voss, but ROAM knocked me back. It's a once-a-decade genre-defining must-have-on-every-investor's-bookshelf type of book. Read this and your wealth (and life!) will be wiser and smoother for it. --Richard L. Peterson M.D., author of 'Inside the Investor's Brain' (Wiley, 2007) and CEO of MarketPsych Advisors - drop everything and read this book! --Barbara Stewart, CFA, Barbara Stewart, Author of the Rich Thinking series of white papers on women and finance Voss and Howard shine a practical light on the massive opportunity that exists for truly active fund managers in this day and age - if they are willing to focus on identifying and mitigating their own behavioral biases, in addition to exploiting those of other market participants. It's a must-read for all next-generation fund managers. --Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics The book offers a convincing alternate view to look at active investment management and is a must for asset owners, irrespective of asset class, and wealth professionals. --Biharilal Deora, FCA, CFA, CIPM, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager Even as a decades-long trend toward passive investing continues without any signs of slowing, mounting evidence shows many active fund managers have superior performance that will likely improve as indexation increases. This book provides the very timely service to readers of synthesizing several of the key insights and findings from this recent evidence and providing actionable principles for identifying profitable investments in the actively-managed fund space. --Andrew Detzel, Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver The book Return of the Active Manager: How to apply behavioral finance to renew and improve investment management, puts forth fresh ways in which investment managers can use behavioral principles to push the envelope in active portfolio management. Tom and Jason have combined their extensive knowledge and direct experience to create a standout. Managers and advisors should delight in the fact this exceptionally capable duo has written a comprehensive book about behavioral investment management specifically for them. --Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Finance, UC Berkeley Extension and founder of BehavioralFinance.com If you do not believe in active management, please read this book, it will challenge you to think differently about it. If you are a believer, please read this book, it will provide you with entirely new insights to work with. I just wish this book had been written 20 years ago, I may have had a more successful career in investment management. --Prasad Ramani, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CEO, Syntoniq

The book offers a convincing alternate view to look at active investment management and is a must for asset owners, irrespective of asset class, and wealth professionals.--Biharilal Deora, FCA, CFA, CIPM, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager Even as a decades-long trend toward passive investing continues without any signs of slowing, mounting evidence shows many active fund managers have superior performance that will likely improve as indexation increases. This book provides the very timely service to readers of synthesizing several of the key insights and findings from this recent evidence and providing actionable principles for identifying profitable investments in the actively-managed fund space.--Andrew Detzel, Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver Tom and Jason have combined their extensive knowledge and direct experience to create a standout. Managers and advisors should delight in the fact this exceptionally capable duo has written a comprehensive book about behavioral investment management specifically for them.--Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Finance, UC Berkeley Extension and founder of BehavioralFinance.com If you do not believe in active management, please read this book, it will challenge you to think differently about it. If you are a believer, please read this book, it will provide you with entirely new insights to work with. I just wish this book had been written 20 years ago, I may have had a more successful career in investment management.--Prasad Ramani, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CEO, Syntoniq Wow! I expected a terrific book from Howard and Voss, but ROAM knocked me back. It's a once-a-decade genre-defining must-have-on-every-investor's-bookshelf type of book. Read this and your wealth (and life!) will be wiser and smoother for it.--Richard L. Peterson M.D., author of 'Inside the Investor's Brain' (Wiley, 2007) and CEO of MarketPsych Voss and Howard shine a practical light on the massive opportunity that exists for truly active fund managers in this day and age - if they are willing to focus on identifying and mitigating their own behavioral biases, in addition to exploiting those of other market participants. It's a must-read for all next-generation fund managers.--Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics Advisors - drop everything and read this book!--Barbara Stewart, CFA, Barbara Stewart, Author of the Rich Thinking series of white papers on women and finance

Advisors - drop everything and read this book!--Barbara Stewart, CFA, Barbara Stewart, Author of the Rich Thinking series of white papers on women and finance Even as a decades-long trend toward passive investing continues without any signs of slowing, mounting evidence shows many active fund managers have superior performance that will likely improve as indexation increases. This book provides the very timely service to readers of synthesizing several of the key insights and findings from this recent evidence and providing actionable principles for identifying profitable investments in the actively-managed fund space.--Andrew Detzel, Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver If you do not believe in active management, please read this book, it will challenge you to think differently about it. If you are a believer, please read this book, it will provide you with entirely new insights to work with. I just wish this book had been written 20 years ago, I may have had a more successful career in investment management.--Prasad Ramani, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CEO, Syntoniq The book offers a convincing alternate view to look at active investment management and is a must for asset owners, irrespective of asset class, and wealth professionals.--Biharilal Deora, FCA, CFA, CIPM, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager Tom and Jason have combined their extensive knowledge and direct experience to create a standout. Managers and advisors should delight in the fact this exceptionally capable duo has written a comprehensive book about behavioral investment management specifically for them.--Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Finance, UC Berkeley Extension and founder of BehavioralFinance.com Voss and Howard shine a practical light on the massive opportunity that exists for truly active fund managers in this day and age - if they are willing to focus on identifying and mitigating their own behavioral biases, in addition to exploiting those of other market participants. It's a must-read for all next-generation fund managers.--Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics Wow! I expected a terrific book from Howard and Voss, but ROAM knocked me back. It's a once-a-decade genre-defining must-have-on-every-investor's-bookshelf type of book. Read this and your wealth (and life!) will be wiser and smoother for it.--Richard L. Peterson M.D., author of 'Inside the Investor's Brain' (Wiley, 2007) and CEO of MarketPsych

Wow! I expected a terrific book from Howard and Voss, but ROAM knocked me back. It's a once-a-decade genre-defining must-have-on-every-investor's-bookshelf type of book. Read this and your wealth (and life!) will be wiser and smoother for it.--Richard L. Peterson M.D., author of 'Inside the Investor's Brain' (Wiley, 2007) and CEO of MarketPsych Even as a decades-long trend toward passive investing continues without any signs of slowing, mounting evidence shows many active fund managers have superior performance that will likely improve as indexation increases. This book provides the very timely service to readers of synthesizing several of the key insights and findings from this recent evidence and providing actionable principles for identifying profitable investments in the actively-managed fund space.--Andrew Detzel, Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver If you do not believe in active management, please read this book, it will challenge you to think differently about it. If you are a believer, please read this book, it will provide you with entirely new insights to work with. I just wish this book had been written 20 years ago, I may have had a more successful career in investment management.--Prasad Ramani, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CEO, Syntoniq The book offers a convincing alternate view to look at active investment management and is a must for asset owners, irrespective of asset class, and wealth professionals.--Biharilal Deora, FCA, CFA, CIPM, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager Voss and Howard shine a practical light on the massive opportunity that exists for truly active fund managers in this day and age - if they are willing to focus on identifying and mitigating their own behavioral biases, in addition to exploiting those of other market participants. It's a must-read for all next-generation fund managers.--Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics Tom and Jason have combined their extensive knowledge and direct experience to create a standout. Managers and advisors should delight in the fact this exceptionally capable duo has written a comprehensive book about behavioral investment management specifically for them.--Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Finance, UC Berkeley Extension and founder of BehavioralFinance.com Advisors - drop everything and read this book!--Barbara Stewart, CFA, Barbara Stewart, Author of the Rich Thinking series of white papers on women and finance

Wow! I expected a terrific book from Howard and Voss, but ROAM knocked me back. It's a once-a-decade genre-defining must-have-on-every-investor's-bookshelf type of book. Read this and your wealth (and life!) will be wiser and smoother for it.--Richard L. Peterson M.D., author of 'Inside the Investor's Brain' (Wiley, 2007) and CEO of MarketPsych The book offers a convincing alternate view to look at active investment management and is a must for asset owners, irrespective of asset class, and wealth professionals.--Biharilal Deora, FCA, CFA, CIPM, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager Even as a decades-long trend toward passive investing continues without any signs of slowing, mounting evidence shows many active fund managers have superior performance that will likely improve as indexation increases. This book provides the very timely service to readers of synthesizing several of the key insights and findings from this recent evidence and providing actionable principles for identifying profitable investments in the actively-managed fund space.--Andrew Detzel, Assistant Professor of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver Voss and Howard shine a practical light on the massive opportunity that exists for truly active fund managers in this day and age - if they are willing to focus on identifying and mitigating their own behavioral biases, in addition to exploiting those of other market participants. It's a must-read for all next-generation fund managers.--Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics Tom and Jason have combined their extensive knowledge and direct experience to create a standout. Managers and advisors should delight in the fact this exceptionally capable duo has written a comprehensive book about behavioral investment management specifically for them.--Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Finance, UC Berkeley Extension and founder of BehavioralFinance.com If you do not believe in active management, please read this book, it will challenge you to think differently about it. If you are a believer, please read this book, it will provide you with entirely new insights to work with. I just wish this book had been written 20 years ago, I may have had a more successful career in investment management.--Prasad Ramani, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CEO, Syntoniq Advisors - drop everything and read this book!--Barbara Stewart, CFA, Barbara Stewart, Author of the Rich Thinking series of white papers on women and finance

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Dr. Howard is co-founder of AthenaInvest, a Greenwood Village-based SEC Registered Investment Advisor. He led the research project that resulted in Strategy Based Investing, the methodology which underlies AthenaInvest's investment approach. He oversees Athena's ongoing research, which has led to a number of industry publications and conference presentations. Dr. Howard currently serves as CEO, Director of Research, and Chief Investment Officer at Athena. Dr. Howard is a Professor Emeritus at the Reiman School of Finance, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, where for over 30 years he taught courses and published articles in the areas of investment management and international finance. For many years he presented stock analysis seminars throughout the US for the American Association of Individual Investors, a national investment education organization headquartered in Chicago. Dr. Howard has been a guest lecturer at SDA Bocconi, Italy's leading business school and at Handelsho/jskole Syd in Denmark and was a 2004 Summer lecturer in international finance at EM Lyon in France. He consulted with a number of firms, most recently First Data Corp and Janus Capital Group, and served for 10 years on the Board of Directors for AMG National Trust Bank N.A., a financial counseling and investment management firm headquartered in Denver. After receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho, Dr. Howard worked three years for Proctor Gamble as a production and warehouse manager. He then entered Oregon State University where he received an MS in Management Science after which he received a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Washington.

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