The Experts

The System has been revealed in studies and recommendations from some of the world's most prominent finance professors, authors and investors. See more expert quotes here.

Dr. William Sharpe, Professor of Finance, Emeritus, Stanford University

Dr. Sharpe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990 for originating the Capital Asset Pricing Model and devising the Sharpe Ratio for investment performance analysis. Dr. Sharpe's numerous articles and books are largely dedicated to proving that index funds are vastly superior to active management and simulating the performance, based upon various levels of risk, of well diversified asset allocation models.

How Sharpe's advice relates to The System He is a founder of Financial Engines, Inc., an investment advice and management company that helps corporations model and mange retirement plans after his theories, most of which form the foundation of The System. Dr. Sharpe's 2002 speech "Indexed Investing: A Prosaic Way to Beat the Average Investor" is a great explanation of The System.