The Portable Financial Analyst is a unique collection of essays that addresses the heart of every investors and analysts dilemma: how to make decisions in the face of unknown forces and how to assert some control over the outcome. Originally published in The Financial Analysts Journal, these self-contained articles address often controversial and difficult quantitative topics without the technical jargon and mathematical symbolism that often permeates other writings. With a rare degree of lucidity and impeccable logic, Mark Kritzman shows investors how to employ the tools of mathematics, statistics, and common sense when evaluating past results and projecting future performance.