Prospect theory and portfolio selection

MJ Best, RR Grauer - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine prospect theory portfolios in asset allocation settings that include riskfree
lending and borrowing, subject to margin constraints, and short sales restrictions on risky …

Do optimal diversification strategies outperform the 1/N strategy in UK stock returns?

J Fletcher - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper examines whether optimal diversification strategies outperform the 1/N strategy
in UK stock returns. The study focuses on the performance of recent strategies developed by …

[HTML][HTML] When Does Pairs Trading Outperform Cross-Sectional Momentum?

OK Kwon, S Satchell - Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we analyze the relative performances of pairs trading and cross-sectional
momentum (CSM) strategies by comparing their expected returns. It is shown that the …

Do they beat the market in the new regulatory environment–the case of Polish pension funds

R Kurach - Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak In this study, we attempt to verify if the funds constituting the (quasi) mandatory
capital pillar of the Polish pension system outperformed the market in the 2014–2016 period …

The risk premium for minority banks altruistic portfolios in underserved communities

G Charles-Cadogan - Available at SSRN 2147347, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
Several countries have banking policies geared towards providing access to credit to ethnic
or religious minorities, eg, India, China, Malaysia, South Africa, United States. In this paper …

Extreme mean-variance solutions: estimation error versus modeling error

RR Grauer - Financial Modeling Applications and Data …, 2009 - emerald.com
Without short-sales constraints, mean-variance (MV) and power-utility portfolios generated
from historical data are often characterized by extreme expected returns, standard …

The Performance of Canadian Pooled Equity Funds

CT Fu, VY Zhu - 2009 - summit.sfu.ca
In this paper, we evaluate and rank the performance of 65 Canadian Equity Pooled Funds.
We adopt traditional performance measures to evaluate pooled fund managers' …

On Estimation Risk and Power Utility Portfolio Selection

RR Grauer, FC Shen - Handbook of Quantitative Finance and Risk …, 2010 - Springer
Previous studies show that combining a power utility portfolio selection model with the
empirical probability assessment approach (EPAA) to estimate the joint return distribution …

Downside risk-adjusted performance measures: Can they recognize bankrupt asset allocation strategies?

XF He, TYJ Kwok - 2007 - summit.sfu.ca
Recent work by Dr. Robert R. Grauer has shown that traditional performance measures,
such as Jensen's Alpha and the Sharpe Ratio, are unable to distinguish between perfect …

Performance of forward-looking value drivers in stock screening: making automated recommendations based on future forecasts

L Puro - 2009 - aaltodoc.aalto.fi
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study is to analyze different value drivers
and their capability of explaining future stock returns. The value drivers are evaluated based …