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Investing

livonia novi ann arbor detroit lansing cfp independent onine financial advice investment manager young professionals

The Science and Art of Investing

 

There is a lot that goes into managing an investment portfolio .

Art of Investing

 

Ca?

 

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livonia novi ann arbor detroit lansing cfp independent onine financial advice investment manager young professionals
livonia novi ann arbor detroit lansing cfp independent onine financial advice investment manager young professionals
Structure Determines Performance

Over 96% of the variation in returns is due to the structure of a portfolio, or, how much you choose to invest in:

  • Stocks versus bonds

  • Small stocks versus large stocks

  • Growth stocks versus value stocks

  • Highly profitable companies

 

Meanwhile, only a small percentage is due to the actual mutual fund that you select.

 

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1) Art of Investing. 1. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of market loss. 1. Relative price as measured by the price-to-book ratio; value stocks are those with lower price-to-book ratios. 2.Profitability is a measure of current profitability, based on information from individual companies’ income statements.

2) Structure determines performance.Source: Dimensional Fund Advisors study (2002) of 44 institutional equity pension plans with $452 billion total assets.Factor analysis run over various time periods, averaging nine years. Total assets based on total plan dollar amounts as of year end 2001.Average explanatory power (R2) is for the Fama/French equity benchmark universe.

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