We develop and implement a portfolio optimization method for building investment portfolios that dominate a given benchmark index in terms of third-degree stochastic dominance. Our approach relies on the properties of the semi-variance function, a refinement of an existing 'super-convex'...

We provide theoretical and empirical arguments in favor of a concave shape for the security market line, or a diminishing marginal premium for market risk. In capital market equilibrium with binding portfolio restrictions, different investors generally hold different sets of risky securities....

Traditionell haben Finanz-Ökonomen Anlageentscheidungen im sogenannten "Mean-Variance-FrameworkX" von Markowitz (1952) evaluiert. Experimente haben jedoch gezeigt, dass die "Prospect Theory" von Kahneman und Tversky (1979) eine bessere Beschreibung der Entscheidungen von Anlegern unter...

We investigate whether risk seeking or non-concave utility functions can help to explain the cross-sectional pattern0 of stock returns. For this purpose, we analyze the stochastic dominance efficiency classification of the value-weighted market portfolio relative to benchmark portfolios based on...