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Artificial Intelligence Alter Egos: Who might benefit from robo-investing?

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  • D'Hondt, Catherine
  • De Winne, Rudy
  • Ghysels, Eric
  • Raymond, Steve

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We use a unique data set covering brokerage accounts for a large cross-section of investors over a sample from January 2003 to March 2012, which includes the 2008 financial crisis, to assess the potential benefits of robo-investing. We explore robo-investing strategies commonly used in the industry, including some involving advanced machine learning methods. We shadow each of our investors with a robo-advisor to shed light on possible benefits the emerging robo-advising industry may provide to certain segments of the population, such as low income and/or low education investors.
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  • D'Hondt, Catherine & De Winne, Rudy & Ghysels, Eric & Raymond, Steve, 2020. "Artificial Intelligence Alter Egos: Who might benefit from robo-investing?," LIDAM Reprints LFIN 2020007, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Finance (LFIN).
    • Handle: RePEc:ajf:louvlr:2020007
    Note: In : Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol. 59, p. 278-299 (2020)
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