This paper proposes a unique dynamic portfolio construction framework that improves portfolio performance by adjusting asset allocation in accordance with a forecast market risk.
It finds that modifying asset allocation to the market risk barometer offers investors the “promising opportunity” to meaningfully enhance portfolio performance across market environments.
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Risk-based dynamic asset allocation with extreme tails and correlations
dynamic asset allocation, Georgetown University Investment Office, Peng Wang, Rodney Sullivan, tail risk
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