Investment Management and Mismanagement: History, Findings, and Analysis offers a comprehensive examination of portfolio management and its historical development. The book highlights the results of extensive academic research on the performance of portfolio managers and addresses the challenges posed by both institutional and individual portfolio errors. It also discusses aspects such as suitability and excessive trading. The cited articles primarily come from reputable journals, including The Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics, as well as from practitioner-oriented publications like the Financial Analyst Journal. This work is aimed at both academic researchers seeking a concise compilation of relevant studies and practitioners in need of an efficient reference for the benefits and potential pitfalls of asset management.