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The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk Specs:
Product Name
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
Manufacturer
McGraw-Hill
Product Number MPN
0071362363
Retail Price
$29.95
EAN-14
09780071362368
UPC
978007136236
Specifications
Title
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
ISBN
0071362363
Author(s)
William J. Bernstein
Release Date
22 September, 2000, 2000-09-22
Format
Hardcover
Num of Pages
206
Num. of Items
1
EAN
9780071362368
Weight
0.5 lbs.
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Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk
"Interesting, but ..."
2009-09-26
- Reviewed By User: APBTMX2YIUMU2
This book of William Bernstein is really interesting, but...should be "addressed" to people that is much into number analysis, statistics and so on; I mean that the concepts are interesting, but the way Bernstein writes is full of numbers, diagrams etc.; I found this book a little bit "too scientific" for my taste...!
"Expert Treatise On Asset Allocation"
2009-01-22
- Reviewed By User: A3HE5O9078H3Z8
An excellent and scholarly work on asset allocation with pertinent historical data and simple understandable explanations of the mathematical concepts involved. I highly recommend this book to anyone truly trying to figure how to best balance investment return vs risk.
William Bernstein has written an excellent book on Asset Allocation. I was first introduced to the book at a local chapter of AAII. It was highly recommended by all the members who had read it.I found the book to be an easy read and held my interest all the way through.I can't say that about many books on financial subjects.His research along with the data presented as tables and graphs was easy to follow and understand.It was well worth the time and money spent.
He tries to simplify the math. Result: Unclear explanations. He mentions Markowitz allocation and says that the portfolio projected using historical parameters did poorly. Then what do you do? His equal part allocation?
He apparently strongly support indexing based on poor mutual fund performance. Later he says the title of the book is in honor of Benjamin Graham. Graham taught how to choose stocks based on fundamentals. So what? Indexing or stock picking?
Frankly, I found the book a bit confuse because of he did not clearly answer the above questions.
From the title "How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk". The book fell short, by quite a large margin.
The book is a quick read and that was a bad thing. I was looking for an in depth explanation on how to build a good asset allocation. The math for pick two asset classes is explained and how those asset classes, when picked correctly, can actually decrease risk and increase performance to better either one held individually. This all makes sense and was nothing too to me, but a topic that must be covered in a book on this topic.
The problem is, there is not a systematic way to calculate the optimal risk reward profile for an entire basket of asset classes explained in the book. When the book get into explaining multiple asset classes, the explanation on how to arrive at which asset classes and what percentages of each gets wishy washy. They do provide templates asset classes you can use, but so does everyone free on the internet.
I finished this book sorely disappointed that I did not learn anything new to help build an intelligently allocated portfolio.
This book is great from the perspective that it gives you a detailed look at historical returns using different investing methods and different asset classes. It takes you on a walk using statistics that leads you to the conclusion that getting into the market, staying in the market with a low cost (Trading fees and other cost associated with maintaining a portfolio) and properly allocated portfolio is the only time tested way to maximize your returns over the long term. While " A Random Walk Down Wall Street" is a great book and I recommend it as well, this book is better written with detailed reviews and supporting data.
I would say that some Excel and statistical knowledge is very helpful, but not required to understand, appreciate and utilize this book.
I bought this book two years ago and read it several times (As the writer suggest). As a result I re-allocated my portfolios and the results are great in two respects. I have smooth out volatility by using beta / Standard Deviation and improved my returns on average with proper allocation methods. Even in this crazy market of 2007 / 2008 I'm up 13%, 25% and 33% is various portfolios that I have. The methods and thought perspectives really work for the long-term investors. Highly recommended for the serious long term investor.
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"Interesting, but ..."
"Expert Treatise On Asset Allocation"
"This book is not clear."