Asset allocation is the most influential factor driving investment performance. While researchers have made substantial progress in the field of asset allocation since the introduction of mean-variance framework by Markowitz, there is little agreement about appropriate portfolio choice for...

Taxes are an important component of investing that is commonly overlooked in both the literature and in practice. For example, many understand that taxes will reduce an investment’s return, but less understood is the risk-sharing nature of taxes that also reduces the investment’s risk. This...

The relative importance of the asset allocation decision versus the security selection decision in the investment process has been the subject of fierce debate over the last two decades. There is a common misconception that the asset allocation decision is the more important decision between the...

Economic theory assigns a central role to risk preference in assetallocation. This dissertation includes three papers thatinvestigate this relationship empirically. The first paper usespanel data on hypothetical gambles over lifetime income in theHealth and Retirement Study to quantify changes...

Optimalaus investicinio portfelio sudarymas yra sudėtingas uždavinys. Egzistuoja ne vienas būdas tiek geriausioms portfeliui akcijoms atrinkti, tiek aktyvų svoriams portfelyje paskirstyti, bet kiekvienas iš šių būdų turi ne tik privalumų, bet ir trūkumų. Investiciniam portfeliui...

We examine common asset allocation strategies for retirement investing, considering both static and dynamic approaches, as well as those allocation policies used by leading target-date fund providers. We studied the average performance of each strategy over historical rolling periods (that is,...

This study examines the pattern of asset allocation and the performance of unit trust in Malaysia over the post crisis period by using risk-adjusted performance measures and multi-factor model from the year 2000 to 2004. Evidence from the statistics suggests that an active asset allocation...

Die auf Markowitz (1952) zurückgehende Portfoliotheorie ist ohne jeden Zweifel ein bedeutender Themenbereich der modernen finanzwirtschaftlichen Forschung. Zentral beschäftigt sich dieser Bereich mit der Frage, wie ein Anleger sein Vermögen auf unterschiedliche Anlagewerte verteilen soll. Als...

Los inversores institucionales, conscientes de la necesidad de incorporar el cambio climático como un factor de riesgo adicional en la gestión de carteras, muestran un apetito creciente por la integración de criterios de Inversión Sostenible y Responsable (ISR) en sus procesos de inversión....

Rationale The current period of high inflation makes it difficult for investors to maintain their profitability targets in real terms. Against this background, it is important to analyse the returns on different types of assets recorded in this and past inflationary episodes. Takeaways •In the...