Furthermore, these academic views, which are discussed at some length below, seem to have been adopted virtually in their entirety by most money managers, including the managers of most mutual funds, especially those who are non-fundamental, top -
down asset allocators.
Not exact matches
Although it is written in the same no - nonsense,
down - to - Earth style, The Intelligent
Asset Allocator dives much deeper into the investing strategy that Bernstein presents in the book at the top of our list.
No wonder William Bernstein quipped in his 2001 book, The Intelligent
Asset Allocator: «If you are a twenty - something just beginning to save, then get
down on your knees and pray for a market crash.»
Most other funds seem to be managed by «top -
down»
asset allocators who bring little, or no, knowledge to the nitty - gritty details that affect the companies and securities in which the typical fund has invested.
The one and only thing that the DRS has in common with tactical
asset allocators is an aversion to
down markets.
Both the Defined Risk Strategy and most tactical
asset allocators attempt to actively minimize exposure to
down markets.
A few months early for short - term traders, but for
asset allocators that move tens of billions of dollars into various
asset classes, the timing was excellent as many beaten -
down commodity equities have generated astronomical returns since early 2016.