Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to estimate non-Gaussian distributions by means of Johnson distributions. An empirical illustration on hedge fund returns is detailed. Methodology/approach – To fit non-Gaussian distributions, the chapter introduces the family of Johnson distributions...

This paper examines and compares the constant mix and buy-and-hold portfolio strategies. To this end, we examine and illustrate their performances using various criteria such as comparison of their payoffs, basic properties of their return cumulative distribution functions and their performances...