Do optimal diversification strategies outperform the 1/N strategy in U.K. stock returns?
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Estimation risk; Mean–variance timing; Combined portfolio strategies;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
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