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lifecycle strategy can still be made with modest assumptions for risk aversion and diminishing utility from wealth. Our … provide an expected utility framework to compare different strategies. We find that with a very reasonable degree of risk …
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In this paper we consider a loss averse investor equipped with a specific, but still quite general, utility function motivated by behavioral finance. We show that under some concrete assumptions about the form of this utility one can derive closed-form solutions for the investor's portfolio...
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risk aversion, and we also provide guidance about utility-maximizing glide paths …
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wealth. We find that investors with very reasonable amounts of risk aversion may prefer the lifecycle approach, despite the …
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This stochastic simulation analysis examines the risk characteristics of target-date funds focusing on the trade …. The risk-return tradeoffs associated with equity exposure, particularly for workers approaching retirement, underscore the … importance of full disclosure, realistic assessment of risk tolerance and participant behavior, and due consideration of income …
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Risk is an unavoidable situation. Both individuals and business entities are exposed to various types of risk on a … insecurity, business entities have acknowledged the value of risk management. Risk management is a process that entails risk … analysis and planning. Risk analysis is a central part of the mentioned process that consists of identification, risk …
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This paper adds to the ongoing debate about low farmers' uptake of risk management (RM) tools subsidised by the Common … intermediaries and the perceived barriers to adopting may influence farmers' intention to adopt the insurance and to participate in … intention to adopt (e.g. risk attitude). Data were gleaned from direct interviews among 105 Italian farmers and analysed through …
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The Income Stabilization Tool, a risk management scheme introduced within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014 … farmers' contributions and their degree of risk aversion. However, the CAP public support makes the scheme financially …
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We propose and test a framework of private information acquisition and decision timing for asset allocators hiring outside investment managers. Using unique data on due diligence interactions between an allocator and 860 hedge funds, we find that the production of private information complements...
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