Asset Allocation: Balancing Financial Risk, Fifth Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071804188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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The extensive data is updated with new chapters on the financial crisis and forecasting. The irrational exuberance of the 1990s, for instance, can as easily derail a sensible investment strategy as the market panic accompanying the Global Financial Crisis.Since Roger Gibson wrote the first edition of this book over 25 years ago, his multiple-assetclass investment approach has given investors a disciplined strategy for mitigating risks and realizing their financial goals through widely varying market environments.Grounded in the principles of modern portfol
In addition to managing client relationships and directing the firm's research efforts, he speaks to professional audiences on the topics of asset allocation, portfolio design, and investor behavior.. An internationally recognized expert in asset allocation and investment portfolio design, he lives with his wife and business partner, Brenda, in a pre-Civil war farmhouse north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.CHRISTOPHER J. GIBSON, CFA, is chief investment officer of Gibson Capital, LLC (gibsoncapital), which advises high net worth individuals and institutional clients nationwide. About the AuthorROGER C. SIDONI, CFA, CFP, is the director of investment research and a member of Gibson Capital, LLC
In addition to managing client relationships and directing the firm's research efforts, he speaks to professional audiences on the topics of asset allocation, portfolio design, and investor behavior.. GIBSON, CFA, is chief investment officer of Gibson Capital, LLC (gibsoncapital), which advises high net worth individuals and institutional clients nationwide. SIDONI, CFA, CFP, is the dire
optimize your portfolio W. McReynolds Seems this book is targeted to financial planners. That might explain the high price tag. Originally listed at about $37 then jumped to nearly $50 before falling to $42 and slowly creeping up in price. Finally gets to the efficient frontier tools and then just barely mentions the tool used for the examples. No references that I could find as to how to acquire this tool. Not quite done reading it. I expected more focus on how to minimize the "black swan" events. No such luck. Had to go to "journal of fina. JannaB said Excellent book to learn the basics of finance. I asked five financially-wise friends and investment folks what book they'd recommend I read to kick start my resolution to become financially savy. This book was suggested more than any others. Now, I know why! It's informative and even interesting for someone like me, a newbie to the subject, to read.. Smart investors will allocate some time to this book Eric Sedensky This is a great book on investing. Coming off reading Risk-Return Analysis: The Theory and Practice of Rational Investing (Volume One), a weighty, math-heavy volume written by a Nobel laureate (Harry Markowitz), I was pleased to find Asset Allocation provided a lot of the same take on portfolio balancing and limiting risk without overburdening the reader with formulas and minutiae. This book instead explores historical trends using hypothetical portfolios and critical analysis of the performance of vario