Asset Allocation: Balancing Financial Risk, Fifth Edition: Balancing Financial Risk, Fifth Edition (Professional Finance & Investment)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BPO7742 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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optimize your portfolio 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 $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 financial planning" for current thinking on that topic. Basically, I think this book is priced too hig. 2 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 financial planning" for current thinking on that topic. Basically, I think this book is priced too hig. Classic book on Asset Allocation Roger Gibson has both lectured and written on this subject for many years. It is a good reference for financial planners on asset allocation. It has been documented by academic studies that proper asset allocation will give you a greater returns than market timing which just doesn't work. He follows the KISS principle of keeping it simple!. Short-term pain. Long-term gain. John R. Sturgis This is the text book on managing assets for the long-term. Not an easy read--but if you're willing to put in the effort--following the principles taught by Roger Gibson will deliver a lifetime of rewards.
It is the best overall piece of work I have seen." -- GARY P. BRINSON, President and CEO, GP Brinson Investments"I always look forward to each new edition of Roger Gibson's (now with Christopher Sidoni) asset allocation book. 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 portfolio theory, this fi fth edition of his
SIDONI, CFA, CFP, is the director of investment research and a member of Gibson Capital, LLC. 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. In addition to managing client relationships and directing the firm's research efforts, he speaks to professional audiences on the topics of asset allocation, port
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. In addition to managing client relationships and directing the firm's research efforts, he speaks to professional au