Tuesday, September 18, 2007

More Discussion On Returns, Risk And Leverage

Previously I discussed an important debate on whether it is better to increase a portfolio’s return by taking on more risks (e.g. holding high-beta stocks), or by increasing leverage but holding low-risk assets. A reader Mr. F. Sudirga has kindly send me some other research papers supporting the conclusion that increasing leverage is the preferred way.In a paper titled "Risk Parity Portfolios", Dr. Edward Qian at PanAgora Asset Management argued that a typical 60-40 asset allocation between stoc[...]

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