Intelligent Investing in Irrational Markets

Panos Mourdoukoutas is a Professor of Economics at Long Island University, USA. He also teaches at Columbia University. He has published several articles in professional journals and magazines, including Epoch Times, International Business Times, Barron’s, Forbes, The New York Times, Japan Times, Newsday, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Business Strategy, European Management Review, Management International Review, and the Journal of Risk and Insurance. He has also published several books, including Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy, Entrepreneurship: Institutions and Policies, The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership, and The Seven Principles of WOM and Buzz Marketing.

Christopher Bates is the Associate Dean at the Long Island University Business School School of Business, USA. He also serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Student Investment Fund at Long Island University. Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Bates built a distinguished 24-year career on Wall Street as a Member of the New York Stock Exchange, specializing in market-making for major companies such as Goodyear, Valero, United Airlines, and Genentech. He held leadership roles as Vice President at Robb, Peck & McCooey, Managing Member at Benjamin Jacobson & Sons, and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. He earned his undergraduate degrees from Long Island University and his Doctorate from Northeastern University.