@article {L{\'o}pez de Prado1, author = {Marcos L{\'o}pez de Prado}, editor = {Mack, Barbara J.}, title = {Practical Applications of The Future of Empirical Finance}, volume = {3}, number = {3}, pages = {1--4}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.3905/pa.2016.3.3.131}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {The Future of Empirical Finance Marcos L{\'o}pez de Prado Overview Nowhere is the tension between theory and practice more apparent than in the financial markets.The tools of economic, statistical and financial analysis provide masses of data and elaborate frameworks for assessing risk, return, asset allocation and portfolio performance. But beware: Deeply flawed analytical methods can distort empirical results, warns Marcos L{\'o}pez de Prado of Guggenheim Partners and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory . He addresses some of the misperceptions surrounding empirical finance and offers suggestions to establish firmer ground for research.}, issn = {2329-0196}, URL = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/3/3/1.1}, eprint = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/3/3/1.1.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Applications} }