Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert den Cost - Average Effekt , beruhend auf einer strukturierten Vorgehensweise eines Finanzinvestments, der Cost Average- bzw. Durchschnittspreis-Methode.

The authors determine the time horizon on the risk of stock investments.

The authors determine, whether adding foreign assets to a domestic benchmark portfolio improves the risk-return profile from the perspective ofan investor located in a specific country. Here Hungary and Germany.

In this paper, we study the benefits derived from international diversification of stock portfoliosfrom Hungarian as well as German point of view. The Hungarian Stock Exchange is anemerging market in contrast to the German capital market which is one of the largest marketsin the world. In an ex...

This paper derives optimal life cycle portfolio asset allocations as well as annuity purchases trajectories for a consumer who can select her hours of work and also her retirement age. Using a realistically-calibrated model with stochastic mortality and uncertain labor income, we extend the...

This paper examines how labor income volatility and social security benefits influence life-cycle household portfolios. We examine how much the individual saves, and where, taking into account liquid financial wealth and annuities, and stocks versus bonds. Higher labor income uncertainty and...

This paper derives optimal life cycle portfolio asset allocations as well as annuity purchases trajectories for a consumer who can select her hours of work and also her retirement age. Using a realistically-calibrated model with stochastic mortality and uncertain labor income, we extend the...

We explore the workings of the German private annuity market to evaluate whether annuities are delivering an adequate value for money by measuring their money's worth. We examine key features of the German private annuity market and give a comprehensive description of the main product groups,...

The direct financial impact of the financial crisis has been to deal a heavy blow to investment-based pensions; many workers lost a substantial portion of their retirement saving. The financial sector implosion in turn produced an economic crisis for the rest of the economy via high unemployment...