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Foreword ix
Preface xi
Understanding Asset Allocation
Essentials of Asset Allocation 3
Overview 3
Meanings of Asset Allocation 4
Foundations of Asset Allocation 7
The Risks and Rewards of Asset Allocation 10
Principal-Protection Assets and Principal-Growth Assets 16
The Effects of Inflation on Purchasing Power 17
The Asset-Allocation Process 21
Overview 21
Matching Asset Classes with Wealth Levels and Income Needs 22
Types of Asset Allocation 24
Intersections of Asset Allocation with Other Disciplines 33
The Mechanics of Asset Allocation
Asset-Allocation Tools and Concepts 41
Overview 41
Modern Portfolio Theory/Efficient Market Theory 42
Asset and Portfolio Returns 45
Asset and Portfolio Risk 58
Risk and Return 72
Assets' Returns and Correlations Caveats 84
Asset-Allocation Optimization Models 86
Asset-Allocation Optimization Software 93
Asset-Allocation Rebalancing 95
Overview 95
RebalancingPrinciples 96
Advantages and Disadvantages of Rebalancing 97
Origins and Implications of Asset-Allocation Overweighting 100
Scope of Rebalancing 106
Special Considerations Involving Concentrated Positions 108
Rebalancing Methods 115
Asset-Allocation Drift-No Rebalancing 125
Rebalancing Sensitivity Analysis 127
Critical Success Factors in Rebalancing 144
Underpinnings of Asset Allocation
Individual Investor Behavior 151
Overview 151
Factors Affecting Individual Investors' Asset-Allocation Decisions 152
The Evolution of Individual Investors' Asset-Allocation Activity 153
Primary Determinants of Individual Investors' Asset Allocation 157
Strategic and Tactical Principles 162
Individual Investor Behavioral Characteristics 171
Financial Lessons from Market History 178
Insights from Behavioral Finance 182
Asset Class Characteristics
Distinguishing Qualities of Asset Classes 201
Overview 201
Asset Supercategories 202
Evaluating Asset Classes 204
Participants within Asset Classes 206
Asset Classes and Subasset Classes 209
Asset Class Descriptions 211
Asset Class Weightings and Uses 248
Analyzing Assets' Rates of Return 255
Overview 255
Organization of Returns Data 256
Assets' Annual Rates of Return by Groups of Years 257
Assets' Annual Rates of Return by Individual Years 262
Assets' Annual Rates of Return by Economic Environment 281
Rotating Returns Leadership Among Asset Classes 291
Equities Industry Sectors by Individual Years 295
Leading Companies by Equity Market Capitalization 298
Leading U.S. Companies' Rates of Return by Individual Years 302
Financial Markets Analysis and Investment Insights
Constructing an Analytical Framework 309
Overview 309
Societal Analysis 310
Market-Cycle Analysis 312
Scenario Analysis 314
Investor Satisfaction Analysis 317
Strategy Implementation Analysis 321
Comparative Financial Analysis 324
Financial Market Climate Analysis 330
Phases and Cycles in Asset Allocation 334
Tactics and Strategies
Asset-Allocation Matrices and Worksheets 339
Overview 339
Worksheets in the Asset-Allocation Process 340
Asset-Allocation Worksheets in Context 344
Drawbacks of Asset-Allocation Worksheets 346
Asset-Allocation Guidelines 347
Investors' Asset-Allocation Cycles 352
Sequencing of Market Outcomes 354
Asset-Allocation Matrices 358
Investor Profile Worksheet 359
Investment Outlook Worksheet 361
Investment Universe Worksheet 368
Risk Mitigation Matrices 374
Index 387
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