We present four methods of assessing the diversification potential within a stock market, and two of these are based on … consistent picture. The potential for diversification declined almost monotonically in the three years prior to the 2008 …, the diversification potential declined even further in the 2011 European debt crisis and the American credit downgrade. …

Oil is perceived as a good diversification tool for stock markets. To fully understand this potential, we propose a new … to competing models. Employing a recently proposed conditional diversification benefits measure that considers higher …-order moments and nonlinear dependence from tail events, we document decreasing benefits from diversification over the past ten …

documented that diversification among risky assets in a particular country leads to risk reduction, but the potential gains are … limited due to high correlations within an economy. Therefore, international portfolio diversification, primarily in stocks … contracts to the international dimension. The findings lend support to the arguments in favor of international diversification …

This paper presents three definitions of time diversification and analyzes their implications for investment horizons …. Using decision quality criteria and methodology, we question standard advice. In analyzing time diversification with a … minimum of assumptions, we answer two main questions: how to rigorously define time diversification and what conditions favor …

This paper examines the relation between equity portfolio diversification choices of individual investors and stock … diversification clientele based portfolios can explain cross-sectional variations in returns for a considerable subset of stocks. The … diversification choices of individual investors influence stock returns …

Diversification of financial securities is considered a substantial element of portfolio risk. In this context, the … individual portfolios and later compared to the hypothetical common equity index. The results show diversification benefits …35, FTSE MIB, and FTSE100. In contrast, DAX, MDAX, and CAC40 on average tend to be less diversified. The diversification …

diversification advantages offered by equity market of Pakistan through comparing its performance to performances in other markets and … cost as liquidity measures. Findings - Pakistan's equity offers substantial diversification benefits if added to developed …