Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation

Author:   Sebastien Page
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
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9781260474879


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 December 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Do asset allocation like a pro! Dramatically improve you investing performance with the right allocation for your investing needs  Leading studies prove that approximately 90 percent of a portfolio’s investment return depends on asset allocation. But no single approach to asset allocation works perfectly—which is where this groundbreaking guide comes in.  Written by a top allocation expert from T. Rowe Price, Beyond Diversification provides the knowledge, insights, and approaches you need to make the best allocation decisions for your goals. It takes you on a deep dive into the how’s and why’s of asset allocation and breaks the concept down into the three components that play a decisive role in what that asset allocation should be: return forecasting, risk forecasting, and portfolio construction (i.e., the actual asset allocation itself).  Each model has strengths and weaknesses—and knowing which ones to use is the secret to success.  Beyond Diversification helps you choose the right tradeoffs, build the most effective asset allocation combination for your needs, and dramatically increase your odds of success for the long run. 

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Author:   Sebastien Page
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Weight:   0.537kg
ISBN:  

9781260474879


ISBN 10:   1260474879
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Foreword by Rob Sharps Head of Investments & Group CIO, T. Rowe Price  PART ONE RETURN FORECASTING 1 Equilibrium and Something About Quack Remedies Sold on the Internet  2 Valuation and Something About Kool-Aid  3 Shorter-Term Valuation Signals and Something About Coffee and Egg Yolks  4 Shorter-Term Macro Signals and Something About Driving a Truck  5 Momentum and Something About Horoscopes  6 Thoughts on Return Forecasting and Something About the Feelings of Electrons  PART TWO RISK FORECASTING 7 Risk-Based Investing and Something About Sailboats  8 Longer-Term Risk Forecasting and Something About Dilequant 9 Correlations and Something About a Freezer and an Oven  10 Correlation Forecasts, Tail Risks, and Something About a Rug  11 Fat Tails and Something About the Number of Particles in the Universe  PART THREE PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION 12 Asset Classes Versus Risk Factors and Something About Dr. Strange  13 Stocks Versus Bonds and Something About Precision Weapons  14 Single-Period Portfolio Optimization and Something About Controlled Substances  15 Private Assets and Something About Ostriches  16 Active Versus Passive and Something About the “Pharma Bro”  17 Sample Portfolios and Something About Gunslingers  Conclusion  Afterword  Acknowledgments  References and Bibliography  Index 

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Sébastien Page is head of Global Multi-Asset at T. Rowe Price, overseeing a team of investment professionals dedicated to a broad set of multi-asset portfolios representing more than $350 billion in assets, including the firm's target date franchise. He is a member of the Asset Allocation Committee, which is responsible for tactical investment decisions across asset allocation portfolios. He is also a member of the Management Committee of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Sébastien was an executive vice president at PIMCO where he led a team focused on research and development of multi-asset solutions. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2010, he was a senior managing director at State Street Global Markets. Sébastien has coauthored award-winning research papers for The Journal of Portfolio Management in 2003, 2010, and 2011 and the Financial Analyst Journal in 2010 and 2014. In addition to Beyond Diversification, he is the coauthor of the book Factor Investing and Asset Allocation, published by the CFA Institute Research Foundation(R) in 2016. Sébastien is a member of the editorial board of the Financial Analysts Journal. He is also a member of the Research Committee of the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (Q Group). He regularly appears in the financial media, including Bloomberg TV and CNBC. Sébastien earned a Masters of Science degree in finance and a Bachelors degree in business administration from Sherbrooke University in Quebec. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Follow him on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sebastien-page.

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