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Portfolio allocation with heavy-tailed returns

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  • Arnab Kumar Laha
  • Divyajyoti Bhowmick
  • Bharathy Subramaniam

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In this article we propose two new methods of portfolio allocation which are applicable for all return distributions. The properties of these new methods are compared with that of Markowitz's mean-variance method using extensive simulation. It is found that the new methods perform appreciably in terms of growth of wealth as well as protecting against the downside risk, in situations where the return distributions of one or more of the stocks is heavy-tailed. These methods can be effective substitutes for the mean-variance method which is not applicable for return distributions with heavy-tails having infinite expectation or variance.

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  • Arnab Kumar Laha & Divyajyoti Bhowmick & Bharathy Subramaniam, 2007. "Portfolio allocation with heavy-tailed returns," Applied Financial Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(4), pages 237-242.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:raflxx:v:3:y:2007:i:4:p:237-242
    DOI: 10.1080/17446540601057905
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