The single-index market model is estimated with market returns from mutual funds. Binary variables are used to determine if the beta coefficients increase during bull markets. If the mutual fund beta coefficients increase during bull markets, for example, this increase indicates the portfolio...

This paper examines the properties that a risk measure should satisfy in order to characterize an investor's preferences. In particular, we propose some intuitive and realistic examples that describe several desirable features of an ideal risk measure. This analysis is the first step in...