General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> May 21, 2001

Bernard Tew – Q.e.d. Investments

BERNARD V. TEW is Principal/Chairman of Q.E.D. Investments. He has developed a range of volatility based quantitative equity products designed to outperform passive equity benchmarks, such as the S&P 500. Dr. Tew's expertise is in portfolio theory and applications, linear and non-linear mathematical programming applications, Bayesian statistical theory, stochastic calculus, and general operations research modeling. Dr. Tew holds a BS degree in General Science and Business from Purdue University, an MBA from Indiana University and a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Georgia. Prior to the formation of the firm, Dr. Tew served as Principal/Director of Research and a founding member of the Quantitative Equity Division of Weiss, Peck & Greer, LLC. He was responsible for the design, formation, and management of the quantitative equity portfolios. He has also served as Co-Director of Research for the Eden Financial Corp., and as a faculty member for the Departments of Finance and Agricultural Economics of the University of Kentucky and Colorado State University. Dr. Tew has published numerous articles in national finance and economic journals. Profile
TWST: First of all, tell us about the significance of the name, QED

Investments.

Dr. Tew: QED is a Latin phrase used by mathematicians and logicians. It

basically means that you've proved what