Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory

Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory
Author: Jon Lukomnik
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 100037615X

Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters tells the story of how Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) revolutionized the investing world and the real economy, but is now showing its age. MPT has no mechanism to understand its impacts on the environmental, social and financial systems, nor any tools for investors to mitigate the havoc that systemic risks can wreck on their portfolios. It’s time for MPT to evolve. The authors propose a new imperative to improve finance’s ability to fulfil its twin main purposes: providing adequate returns to individuals and directing capital to where it is needed in the economy. They show how some of the largest investors in the world focus not on picking stocks, but on mitigating systemic risks, such as climate change and a lack of gender diversity, so as to improve the risk/return of the market as a whole, despite current theory saying that should be impossible. "Moving beyond MPT" recognizes the complex relations between investing and the systems on which capital markets rely, "Investing that matters" embraces MPT’s focus on diversification and risk adjusted return, but understands them in the context of the real economy and the total return needs of investors. Whether an investor, an MBA student, a Finance Professor or a sustainability professional, Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters is thought-provoking and relevant. Its bold critique shows how the real world already is moving beyond investing orthodoxy.

Modern Portfolio Management

Modern Portfolio Management
Author: Todd E. Petzel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 663
Release: 2021-09-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119818192

Get a practical and thoroughly updated look at investment and portfolio management from an accomplished veteran of the discipline In Modern Portfolio Management: Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory, investment executive and advisor Dr. Todd E. Petzel delivers a grounded and insightful exploration of developments in finance since the advent of Modern Portfolio Theory. You’ll find the tools and concepts you need to evaluate new products and portfolios and identify practical issues in areas like operations, decision-making, and regulation. In this book, you’ll also: Discover why Modern Portfolio Theory is at odds with developments in the field of Behavioral Finance Examine the never-ending argument between passive and active management and learn to set long-term goals and objectives Find investor perspectives on perennial issues like corporate governance, manager turnover, fraud risks, and ESG investing Perfect for institutional and individual investors, investment committee members, and fiduciaries responsible for portfolio construction and oversight, Modern Portfolio Management is also a must-read for fund and portfolio managers who seek to better understand their investors.

Wiser Investing

Wiser Investing
Author: Benjamin C. Halliburton
Publisher: Forbesbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781946633439

Diversification Works Many investors share a short-term outlook, narrowing their focus so much that they miss the long game being strategically implemented by the uber-wealthy and institutions. While you've not been doing anything wrong by using just stocks and bonds, what if you could now obtain wiser investment strategies? Don't put all your eggs in one basket when building your portfolio. In Wiser Investing: Diversify Your Portfolio Beyond Stocks and Bonds, Benjamin C. Halliburton will teach you strategies that can help you build and protect your wealth, produce extra income, and help you secure your future. You'll learn that even though investors may be playing a great game with only stocks and bonds, their hand is only utilizing a portion of the available cards in the investment deck. No one wants to be worrying about their investments and wondering if they will have enough capital and income to take care of themselves and their families. This book explores a way to potentially improve your portfolio and become a wiser investor.

Beyond Smart Beta

Beyond Smart Beta
Author: Gökhan Kula
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-04-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119315271

Delve into ETFs for smarter investing and a weatherproof portfolio Beyond Smart Beta is the investor's complete guide to index investing, with deep analysis, expert clarification and smart strategies for active portfolio management. From the general to the obscure, this book digs into every aspect of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) including ETCs and ETNs to break down the jargon and provide accessible guidance on utilising the indices as part of a more productive investment strategy. Succinct explanations of terms and concepts help you better grasp ETP anatomy, mechanics and practices, while examples, charts and graphs provide quick visual reference for total understanding. The expert author team examines the risks and benefits associated with various indexing approaches, sharing critical review of next-generation methods to help you make well-informed investment decisions. ETFs provide a solid foundation within mature and well-researched markets, allowing investors to focus on areas where active management has the potential to reap higher returns. This book shows you how to take full advantage of the growth of this market to strengthen your portfolio for the long term. Assess the current landscape and the anatomy of ETFs/ETPs Understand ETP handling, costs, trading, and investment Evaluate the pros and cons of next-generation indexing approaches Avoid risk while incorporating indices into an active portfolio management strategy Index concepts have evolved from basic, passive investments through Smart Beta, and are evolving into a third generation of products that will quickly become an important element of investor portfolios. Key benefits have propelled ETFs to surpass hedge funds in global capital, and the growth shows no sign of slowing. Beyond Smart Beta provides a primer for investors seeking to understand — and take advantage of — these lucrative new products.

Beyond the J Curve

Beyond the J Curve
Author: Thomas Meyer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2005-08-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 047001198X

In recent times, venture capital and private equity funds have become household names, but so far little has been written for the investors in such funds, the so-called limited partners. There is far more to the management of a portfolio of venture capital and private equity funds than usually perceived. Beyond the J Curve describes an innovative toolset for such limited partners to design and manage portfolios tailored to the dynamics of this market place, going far beyond the typical and often-simplistic recipe to 'go for top quartile funds'. Beyond the J Curve provides the answers to key questions, including: Why 'top-quartile' promises should be taken with a huge pinch of salt and what it takes to select superior fund managers? What do limited partners need to consider when designing and managing portfolios? How one can determine the funds' economic value to help addressing the questions of 'fair value' under IAS 39 and 'risk' under Basel II or Solvency II? Why is monitoring important, and how does a limited partner manage his portfolio? How the portfolio's returns can be improved through proper liquidity management and what to consider when over-committing? And, why uncertainty rather than risk is an issue and how a limited partner can address and benefit from the fast changing private equity environment? Beyond the J Curve takes the practitioner's view and offers private equity and venture capital professionals a comprehensive guide making high return targets more realistic and sustainable. This book is a must have for all parties involved in this market, as well as academic and students.

Beyond the 4% Rule

Beyond the 4% Rule
Author: Abraham Okusanya
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-03-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781985721647

Cogent, comprehensive, and entertaining, joins the best yet written in the field!' - Bill Bengen, the father of the '4% rule.' 'An effervescent contribution to the growing decumulation literature.' - Gregg McClymont, Shadow Pensions Minister (2011-2015) 'Abraham has done a great job exploring how the retirement research can be applied to UK retirees' - Michael Kitces MSFS, CFP, Partner at Pinnacle Advisory Group Retirement income planning used to be so simple. Most people never had to worry about how to convert their retirement savings into income for the rest of their lives. Today's low annuity rates, closure of increasing numbers of defined benefit schemes and the Pension Freedoms, introduced by the UK Government in 2015, ripped up the retirement income planning rulebook. The book confronts the challenge of how to secure a sustainable income that lasts a lifetime from your portfolio. It delves into the detail of the various withdrawal strategies, asset allocation and the unavoidable question of how long before you pop your clogs. This book helps retirees and their advisers navigate the treacherous retirement income landscape, using sound empirical evidence and practical application.

Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management

Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management
Author: Anand Sanwal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2007-07-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470149604

If where an organization allocates its resources determines its strategy, why is it that so few companies actively manage the resource allocation process? "Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management: Aligning Investment Proposals with Organizational Strategy" goes beyond platitudes about why you should use corporate portfolio management (CPM) by offering a practical methodology to bring this powerful discipline to your organization. "Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management" takes an expansive view of where CPM can be utilized by demonstrating that it can be used across any business line, product group or functional area, e.g., IT, R&D, innovation, marketing, salesforce, capital expenditure, etc. CPM is appropriate anywhere discretionary investments are being selected and executed. As a result, other terms used to describe portfolio management such as IT portfolio management, enterprise portfolio management, and project portfolio management are all merely subsets or slices of CPM. The book is written by Anand Sanwal, an expert on CPM, who has led American Express' CPM discipline (referred to as American Express Investment Optimization). American Express' CPM efforts are widely recognized as the most extensive, substantial and progressive deployment of CPM across any organization. Sanwal avoids academic theories and consultant jargon to ultimately deliver pragmatic and proven recommendations on how to make CPM a reality. The book features a foreword by Gary Crittenden, former CFO and EVP of American Express, and several case studies from leading financial services, technology, and government organizations utilizing CPM. Additionally, the book has received significant praise from thought leaders at Google, HP, American Express, The CFO Executive Board, Gartner, Accenture Marketing Sciences, The Wharton School of Business and many others.

In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio

In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio
Author: Andrew W. Lo
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691215200

Is there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio examines this question by profiling and interviewing ten of the most prominent figures in the finance world,Jack Bogle, Charley Ellis, Gene Fama, Marty Liebowitz, Harry Markowitz, Bob Merton, Myron Scholes, Bill Sharpe, Bob Shiller, and Jeremy Siegel. We learn about the personal and intellectual journeys of these luminaries, which include six Nobel Laureates and a trailblazer in mutual funds, and their most innovative contributions. In the process, we come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be. Each of these finance greats discusses their idea of a perfect portfolio, offering invaluable insights to today's investor

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

Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation
Author: Sebastien Page
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1260474887

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.