We have developed a probabilistic reformulation of the Quick Medical Reference (QMR)
system. In Part I of this two-part series, we described a two-level, multiply connected belief-…

Publisher Summary The art market is not at all homogenous. The buyers and sellers are
varied and are a mix of profit seekers and others for whom profit or good value are not key …

Certain practitioners experienced with advising wealthy individual investors have argued
that Markowitz optimization for individuals is difficult to explain, implement, and maintain as …

Rebalancing is almost universally recommended as a method to control risk and to orient
the investment portfolio to its appropriate risk/return point. The literature on rebalancing is …

Although the estate tax is mostly ignored in the finance literature, it is a critical factor affecting
investment returns for taxable investors. The frequent legislative changes associated with …

… Horvitz was an executive in a family real estate business. Mr. Horvitz holds MA degrees
from both the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Los Angeles. …

… Horvitz, Jeffrey E. … Horvitz, Dan DiBartolomeo …

Most taxable investors and their investment managers probably misunderstand the true value
of tax deferral and proper tax lot management. Simulations based on historical S&P 500 …

Lush mountainsides, roaming rivers, intricate canals, lines of cyclists, pure Swiss chocolate,
medieval castles, sweet smelling pastries—this is what comes to mind when I reflect on my …

… , 1977; Kimble and Hirsh, 1979); certain cells die immediately after they are generated, as if
some but not all cell types derived from a particular lineage are needed (Sulston and Horvitz, …