Application of Robust Statistics to Asset Allocation Models

Many strategies for asset allocation involve the computation of the expected value and the covariance matrix of the returns of financial instruments. How much of each instrument to own is determined by an attempt to minimize risk — the variance of linear combinations of investments in these financi...

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Main Authors: Roy E. Welsch, Xinfeng Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | Statistics Portugal 2007-03-01
Series:Revstat Statistical Journal
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Online Access:https://revstat.ine.pt/index.php/REVSTAT/article/view/44