We conduct performance tests of the recommended asset allocations made by a panel of international investment houses (the "Houses") from 1982 through 2005. We compare the returns and Sharpe Ratios from the recommended-weight portfolio against those of several benchmark portfolios and to a set of...

In this paper, we report the first empirical tests concerning the international investment strategies of a panel of investment houses from 1982 through 1999. The previously untapped data for this study comes from surveys published in the Financial Report, a confidential newsletter purchased by...