We present a regression-based generalization of the calendar time portfolio approach which allows for decomposing the risk-adjusted performance of private investors (or firms or mutual funds) into multivariate and continuous subject characteristics. Our technique remedies several well-known...

Um die erwartete zukünftige Rendite des Portefeuillesaller Aktien eines bestimmten Kapitalmarktes zuschätzen, wird diese meist in zwei Komponenten getrennt:einen Zinssatz und den Risikozuschlag bzw.die Risikoprämie von Aktien1, wobei unter Risikozuschlagbzw. Risikoprämie die Differenz...

Die strategische Asset Allokation ist die für den langfristigen Anlageerfolg wichtigste Entscheidungeines Kapitalanlegers. Eine fundierte Entscheidung erfordert einen mehrstufigen,strukturierten Prozess. Der Anleger muss sich mit den realistischen Chancen des Kapitalmarktesund mit seinen...

Motivated by the different development stages of both, the venture capital (VC) as well as the life science industry in the USA and Europe, we investigate portfolio strategies of US-American and European VC firms active in this sector. We analyse portfolios of 88 VCs financing a total of 1050...

This paper proposes a novel approach to the combination of conditional covariancematrix forecasts based on the use of the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). Itis shown how the procedure can be generalized to deal with large dimensional systemsby means of a two-step strategy. The finite sample...

In diesem Beitrag werden die Effekte symmetrischer und differenzierender Besteuerungauf die Portfoliowahl und den Arbeitsanreiz untersucht. Hierbei wird zunächst ein Portfoliomodellmit zwei riskanten Projekten im Ein-Personen-Kontext, d.h. ohne Arbeitsanreizproblembetrachtet. Symmetrische...

The paper examines the key drivers of gold investment. Since 2000 the gold price has risendrastically, making gold an interesting add-on to a portfolio. As gold futures have negativeroll returns, gold pool accounts are characterized by high credit risk and physical possessionof gold means high...

Hedge Funds are often considered as a possibility for optimizing traditional portfolios due to their alternative risk factors and sources of return. But as the return distribution of hedge funds shows negative skewness and excess kurtosis, using portfolio optimization techniques, based on the...

The aim of portfolio insurance strategies is to put a floor on the value of a stock portfolio byprogressively selling stocks and buy safe, short-term debt securities as stock prices fall. Thispaper analyzes the current static and dynamic methods in use and explains their pros andcons.