Eric Falkenstein (born 14 August 1965) is an American financial economist and an expert in the field of low-volatility investing.
He is an academic researcher,[1] blogger, quant portfolio manager, and book author.
[2] Falkenstein received his economics PhD from Northwestern University in 1994,[3] and wrote his dissertation on the low return to high volatility stocks.
[5] Falkenstein has blogged for many years and was among the top influencer bloggers according to the Wall Street Journal.
[9] He has written two books: Finding Alpha: The Search for Alpha When Risk and Return Break Down (Wiley, 2009)[10] and self-published The Missing Risk Premium: Why Low Volatility Investing Works in 2012.