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	Definition of William Forsyth Sharpe
		William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
		Sharpe taught at the University of Washington and the University of California at Irvine.
		He was one of the originators of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, created the Sharpe ratio for risk-adjusted investment performance analysis, contributed to the development of the binomial method for the valuation of options, the gradient method for asset allocation optimization, and returns-based style analysis for evaluating the style and performance of investment funds.
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	William Forsyth Sharpe at AllExperts
		William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
		Sharpe taught at the University of Washington and the University of California, Irvine.
		He was one of the originators of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, created the Sharpe ratio for risk-adjusted investment performance analysis, contributed to the development of the binomial method for the valuation of options, the gradient method for asset allocation optimization, and returns-based style analysis for evaluating the style and performance of investment funds.
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	William Forsyth Sharpe - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
		Sharpe taught at the University of Washington and the University of California at Irvine.
		He was one of the originators of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, created the Sharpe ratio for risk-adjusted investment performance analysis, contributed to the development of the binomial method for the valuation of options, the gradient method for asset allocation optimization, and returns-based style analysis for evaluating the style and performance of investment funds.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/William_Forsyth_Sharpe (251 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sharpe ratio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Sharpe ratio is used to characterize how well the return of an asset compensates the investor for the risk taken.
		Sharpe ratios, along with Treynor ratios and Jensen's alphas are often used to rank the performance of portfolio or mutual fund managers.
		Sharpe originally called it the "reward-to-variability" ratio before it began being called the Sharpe Ratio by later academics and financial professionals.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sharpe-ratio (520 words)

	William Forsyth Sharpe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sharpe was educated at the University of California at Los Angeles, receiving his Ph.D. in economics there in 1961.
		Sharpe subsequently taught economics at the University of Washington in Seattle (1961-68) and at Stanford University (from 1970) until he retired from teaching to head his own investment consultants' firm.
		Sharpe's theories led to the concept of "beta," a measurement of portfolio risk not overturned by clever diversifying of investments.
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		As noted by Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe, who joined the RAND Corporation in 1956 as an Economist, “RAND was an almost ideal place for anyone interested in performing research that was both aesthetically pleasing and also pragmatic.
		William Forsyth Sharpe, employee 1957 to 1961, again in 1965, and a consultant from 1963 to 1964 and then from 1965 to 1971, shared the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1990 with Harry M. Markowitz and Merton H. Miller.
		Sharpe's theory showed that the market pricing of risky assets enabled them to fit into an investor's portfolio because they could be combined with less-risky investments.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gerard Debreu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sir William Arthur Lewis (January 23, 1915 â€“ June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development.
		Robert William Fogel (born July 1, 1926) is an American economic historian and scientist, and Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel winner in 1993 (with Douglass North).
		William Vickrey (June 21, 1914, Victoria, British Columbia - October 11, 1996, New York State) was a Columbia University professor, who was awarded the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
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	Sharpe ratio Information
		The Sharpe ratio is a measure of risk-adjusted performance of an investment asset, or a trading strategy.
		The Sharpe ratio is used to characterize how well the return of an asset compensates the investor for the risk taken.
		This ratio was developed by William Forsyth Sharpe.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Sharpe_ratio (145 words)

	:: RaisePartner :: Definition - volatility
		The Sharpe ratio is a measure of risk-adjusted performance of an asset or an investment strategy.
		It is defined as the ratio of the excess expected return (with respect to the risk-free rate) to the standard deviation of the asset.
		Sharpe originally called it the "reward-to-variability" ratio before it began being called the Sharpe Ratio by later academics and financial professionals.
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	William Forsyth Sharpe Details, Meaning William Forsyth Sharpe Article and Explanation Guide
		William Forsyth Sharpe Guide, Meaning, Facts, Information and Description
		William Forsyth Sharpe (born June 16, 1934) is Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics.
		This is an Article on William Forsyth Sharpe.
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	Hedge Fund Consistency Index, Hedge Funds Research
		Enterprise Fund Distributors: The Sharpe ratio, developed by Nobel Laureate William Sharpe, is a risk-adjusted measure.
		EIM Group: An investment's Sharpe ratio is its return over the risk-free rate (such as the 90-day US Treasury Bill rate) divided by its volatility.
		Journal of Financial Planning: Those making the case for hedge funds based on their Sharpe ratio also fail to consider that there are other measures of risk that are of concern to investors.
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	JULIA GRAYDON SHARPE PAPERS, 1878-1932
		Julia Graydon Sharpe (ca 1857-1939) was born in Indianapolis, the daughter of Joseph Kinne and Mary Ellen (Graydon) Sharpe.
		In 1894-1896 she was a student of William Forsyth and T. Steele at their second Indiana School of Art, and in 1896 she was one of a group of students who went with Forsyth on a sketching expedition to Corydon and Cedar Farm.
		Julia Sharpe was a loyal member and a guardian of the history of the Second Presbyterian Church and the Home for Aged Women (now Indianapolis Retirement Home-- see M 519), and of the DAR (Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter).
	www.indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0673.html (1211 words)

	WILLIAM FORSYTH PAPERS, 1863-1985
		William Jefferson Forsyth (1854-1935), artist, teacher and member of the Hoosier Group, was born in California, Ohio to Elijah John Forsyth II and Mary Minerva (Hackett) Forsyth.
		Forsyth was also active in a number of art organizations, including The Art Association of Indianapolis, The Portfolio Club and The Society of Western Artists.
		Constance Forsyth (1903-1987) was the second daughter of William and Alice Forsyth.
	www.indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0691.html (3427 words)

	brown sharpe
		Brown exists as a color perception only in the presence of a brighter color contrast: orange, red, or rose objects are still perceived as such if the general illumination level is low, despite reflecting the same amount of red or orange light as a brown object would in normal lighting conditions.
		Sharpe is a surname, and may refer to
		Lennox Sharpe (born 1963), Trinidad and Tobago steelband composer
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	William Sharpe - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The following men have had the name of William Sharpe:
		William Sharpe (politician), a delegate to the Continental Congress from North Carolina.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/William_Sharpe (83 words)

	William F. Sharpe
		Der Artikel William F. Sharpe gehört zur Kategorie: Mann, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Geboren 1934
		William F. Sharpe erhielt im Jahre 1990 gemeinsam mit Merton H. Miller und Harry M. Markowitz den Preis der schwedischen Reichsbank für Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Gedenken an Alfred Nobel für seine Forschungen auf dem Gebiet der Preisbildungstheorie im Kapitalmarkt.
		William F. Sharpe erhielt die Titel Ph.D. und B.A. der Wirtschaftswissenschaften von der Universität Kalifornien in Los Angeles.
	www.weblexikon.de /William_F._Sharpe.html (275 words)

	William Sharpe ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		William Faithorne, The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
		William Faithorne, At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
		William Faithorne, The forms of graving-tools, plate 9 opposite page 43 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne(London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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	Bill Sharpe - AOL Music
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	William F. Sharpe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Juni 1934 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und emeritierter Hochschulprofessor an der Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, an der er von 1970 bis 1989 lehrte.
		William F. Sharpe erhielt im Jahre 1990 gemeinsam mit Merton H. Miller und Harry M. Markowitz den Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften für seine Forschungen auf dem Gebiet der Preisbildungstheorie im Kapitalmarkt.
		William F. Sharpe erhielt die Titel Ph.D, M.A. und B.A. der Wirtschaftswissenschaften von der Universität Kalifornien in Los Angeles.
	www.jenskleemann.de /wissen/bildung/wikipedia/w/wi/william_f__sharpe.html (257 words)

	Qwika - 1934
		April 6 - Rudyard Kipling and William Butler Yeats are awarded the Gothenburg Prize for Poetry.
		July 17 - Supreme court of North Dakota declares lieutenant governor of the state, Ole Olsen, the legitimate governor and tells William Langer to resign.
		June 16 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economicst, Nobel Prize laureate
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	William F. Sharpe Winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics
		William F. Sharpe - Autobiography (submitted by Davis Brown)
		William F. Sharpe at IDEAS (submitted by Jackson)
		William Forsyth Sharpe - Biography (submitted by Lukas)
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	William F. Sharpe Winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economics
		William F. Sharpe - Autobiography (submitted by Davis Brown)
		William F. Sharpe at IDEAS (submitted by Jackson)
		William Forsyth Sharpe - Biography (submitted by Lukas)
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		1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
		1934 - William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
		1850 - William Lawson explorer of New South Wales, Australia (b.
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		He shared a 1990 Nobel Prize for contributions to financial economics.
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	William Forsyth ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		William Forsyth (1749-1814) Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756-1823)Oil on canvas; 30 x 24 7/8 in.
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		William Forsyth (1677 - 1713) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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		1816 - William Henry Webb was botn (d.
		1945 - William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) is charged with treason.
		Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist called for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.
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	This Day in History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
		The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by the Cathay Pacific airline, marks the first skyjacking of a commercial plane.
		William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (1934)
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		The concept of portable alpha has been a hot topic in the institutional world for about the past three years, and now it is seeping into the individual-investment world.
		When comparing two assets each with return < R > against the same benchmark with return Rf, the asset with the higher Sharpe ratio gives more return for the same risk.
		With interest-rate concerns hanging over the markets, what should small investors do?
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