That is what gives an investment advisor who is willing to choose individual stocks, like we do at Hylland Capital Management, such a big advantage
in portfolio construction for clients.
Ideally, investors want to take three factors into
account in portfolio construction: the expected return for each asset, the expected risk (normally expressed as the standard deviations of return) and the co-movement of each asset.
Moreover, keeping the funds proprietary will allow for more
flexibility in portfolio construction than what's possible with third - party mutual funds, the company claims, according to Financial Advisor magazine.
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(For an additional discussion of these shifting correlations and their
role in portfolio construction, see Fed Leaves Punchbowl, Takes Away Free Lunch (of International Diversification).
-- Q3 2012 YTD performance for each stock is TGISVP specific — i.e., measured from the specific (Q1) date I set a target price for each stock — because this was / is intended to be a real - time
exercise in portfolio construction & management
Rocco Pellegrinelli, founder and CEO of Trendrating agrees, adding that «momentum is a strong and persistent factor, rapidly gaining popularity among top global asset managers as a key
component in portfolio construction and tactical allocation.
«Consider the success Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) has had in selling its funds through advisors who undergo training on the merits of passive investing and
in portfolio construction theory.
Ideally, investors want to take three factors into
account in portfolio construction: the expected return for each asset, the expected risk (normally expressed as the standard deviations of return) and the co-movement of each asset.
The investment universe of almost 4,300 non-U.S. small - cap stocks should allow active small - cap international managers greater diversification potential and
flexibility in portfolio construction.
We found that in China's A-share market, that the rolling 250 - day correlation between the excess returns of the quality portfolio and value portfolio over the 10 - year period were fairly low, most of the time in negative domain, which suggests the potential diversification benefits for combining these two
factors in portfolio construction (see Exhibit 4).
There are many tools to
consider in portfolio construction and asset allocation, but having a core of index strategies can be instrumental to potentially achieving long - term portfolio growth and the outcomes you desire.
In Portfolio Construction for Today's Markets, BlackRock Portfolio Manager and investment expert Russ Koesterich addresses this problem by describing the step - by - step approach to building a portfolio consistent with investor goals and suited to today's market environment.
The Defined Risk Strategy seeks to directly address market risk, or «systematic risk»,
in portfolio construction or as Randy puts it, he was «seeking to not lose big».