Is Presdent of Peter L.Bernstein. Inc., an investment consultant firm he founded in 1973, after many years of managing billions of dollars in individual and institutional portfolios. Bernstein is also the author of ten books on economics and finance, including the bestselling "Capita/ Ideas, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk", and "The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsessio"n. He has lectured widely throughout the United States and abroad, and has received the highest honors from his peers in the investment profession.