Jeremy Siegel
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Jeremy Siegel (born November 14, 1945) is the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Siegel comments extensively on the economy and financial markets - he appears regularly on networks like CNN, CNBC and NPR, and writes regular columns for Kiplinger's Personal Finance and Yahoo! Finance.
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[edit] Biography
Siegel was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Highland Park High School. He majored in Mathematics and Economics as an undergraduate at Columbia University and obtained a Ph.D. from MIT in 1971. He is currently an advisor to WisdomTree Investments, a sponsor of exchange traded funds, and as of early 2007 owns a 2% share of the $700 million market capitalization company.[1]
Siegel is American and his last name is of German origin.
[edit] TV Programs
He has been a frequent guest on the business TV program Kudlow & Company on CNBC, where supply-side economics fan Lawrence Kudlow hosts. He is also a supply-side fan like Kudlow.
[edit] Criticisms
At the 2006 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, one of the firm's executives, Charlie Munger, called Jeremy Siegel "demented" for "comparing apples to elephants" in making future predictions.[1]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Authored or co-authored
- The Future for Investors : Why the Tried and the True Triumph Over the Bold and the New (2005)
- Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Strategies (1994)
- Revolution on Wall Street: The Rise and Decline of the New York Stock Exchange (1993)
[edit] Notes
- ^ WisdomTree ETFs Target Earnings, But Can Start-up Turn A Profit? (2007). Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
[edit] External links
- JeremySiegel.com where the "Wizard of Wharton" weighs in on the markets, the economy and investment strategies.
- IMNO Interview with Jeremy Siegel
