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

Title: Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation
Author: Sebastien Page
ISBN: 1260474879 / 9781260474879
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 319
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2020
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Generate solid, long-term profits with a portfolio allocated for your investing needs 

Asset allocation is the key to investing performance. Unfortunately, no single approach works perfectly—developing the right balance requires a clear-eyed look at the many models available to you, various investing methodologies, and your or your client’s level of risk tolerance. And that’s where this important guide comes in.  

Written by a leading 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. This deep dive into the how’s and why’s of asset allocation is organized by the three decisive components of a successfully allocated portfolio:

  • Return Forecasting discusses the desired return investors seek.
  • Risk Forecasting covers the level of risk investors are prepared to assume to achieve that return.
  • Portfolio Construction calibrates the stock-bond mix that balances the risks and returns.

With examples from T. Rowe Price’s asset allocation team showing you how the process works in the real world, Beyond Diversification provides everything you need to find the asset combination that will deliver the results you seek. You’ll learn how to 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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Part One : Return Forecasting
Chapter 1 : Equilibrium And Something About Quack Remedies Sold On The Internet 
Chapter 2 : Valuation And Something About Kool-Aid 
Chapter 3 : Shorter-Term Valuation Signals And Something About Coffee And Egg Yolks 
Chapter 4 : Shorter-Term Macro Signals And Something About Driving A Truck 
Chapter 5 : Momentum And Something About Horoscopes 
Chapter 6 : Thoughts On Return Forecasting And Something About The Feelings Of Electrons 

Part Two : Risk Forecasting
Chapter 7 : Risk-Based Investing And Something About Sailboats 
Chapter 8 : Longer-Term Risk Forecasting And Something About Dilequant
Chapter 9 : Correlations And Something About A Freezer And An Oven 
Chapter 10 : Correlation Forecasts, Tail Risks, And Something About A Rug 
Chapter 11 : Fat Tails And Something About The Number Of Particles In The Universe 

Part Three : Portfolio Construction
Chapter 12 : Asset Classes Versus Risk Factors And Something About Dr. Strange 
Chapter 13 : Stocks Versus Bonds And Something About Precision Weapons 
Chapter 14 : Single-Period Portfolio Optimization And Something About Controlled Substances 
Chapter 15 : Private Assets And Something About Ostriches 
Chapter 16 : Active Versus Passive And Something About The “Pharma Bro” 
Chapter 17 : Sample Portfolios And Something About Gunslingers