The wisdom of finance: discovering humanity in the world of risk and return

Finance is shrouded in mystery for outsiders, while many insiders are uneasy with the disrepute of their profession.

How can finance become more accessible and also recover its nobility?

Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai takes up the cause of restoring humanity to finance.

With deft wit, he draws upon a rich knowledge of literature, film, history, and philosophy to explain finance's inner workings.

Through this creative approach, he shows that outsiders can easily access the underlying ideas and insiders can reacquaint themselves with the core values of their profession.