Peter Bernstein is one of the most prolific chroniclers of financial history.  Our favorite Bernstein tome is the 1992 classic “Capital Ideas” which covers the birth and maturation of financial theory from the 19th century to the 1990s.

Last month, Bernstein released the much anticipated sequel to Capital Ideas, Capital Ideas Evolving, in which he updates and expands on many of his original themes.  The book is based largely on interviews with approximately 20 leading financial thinkers.  Some make a repeat appearance after playing a central role in Bernstein’s first book (e.g. William Sharpe & Myron Scholes) and some are members of a new generation of financial thinkers that we have followed at AllAboutAlpha.com (e.g. Andrew Lo & BGI’s Blake Grossman). Each individual is pictured in the photo-plates in the middle of the book and nearly all have a chapter dedicated to their various exploits.

Bernstein divides his personal hall of fame into four categories: the “behavioralists” - pioneers of behavioral finance; the “institutionalists” who focus on the institutional structure of financial markets; the “engineers” (all from Bernstein’s first tome); and the “practitioners” – who have since executed on the promise of “Capital Ideas”.

So, without further ado, here is Bernstein’s list (in order of appearance, hyperlinks added by us):

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