Pim van Vliet

Robeco Quantitative Investments

Rotterdam, 3011 AG

Netherlands

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“  Quantitative investing, defensive investing, low volatility, financial history, asset allocation, downside risk, behavioral finance.  ”

Scholarly Papers (37)

Global Tactical Cross-Asset Allocation: Applying Value and Momentum Across Asset Classes

Journal of Portfolio Management, pp. 23-28, Fall 2008
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2013
David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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GTAA, Asset Allocation, Tactical Asset Allocation, Momentum, Value, Alpha

Global Tactical Cross-Asset Allocation: Applying Value and Momentum Across Asset Classes

Journal of Portfolio Management, pp. 23-28, Fall 2008, ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2008-033-F&A
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2010
David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 1,395 (29,667)
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GTAA, value effect, momentum, global asset allocation

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Global Factor Premiums

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Volume 142, Issue 3, December 2021, Pages 1128-1154
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 06 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2021
Guido Baltussen, Laurens Swinkels and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 16,468 (515)
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Factor premium, Multiple hypothesis testing, P-hacking, Return anomalies, Predictability, Stocks, Bonds, Currencies, Commodities, Value, Momentum, Trend, Carry, Betting-against-beta, Seasonality

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The Volatility Effect: Lower Risk Without Lower Return

Journal of Portfolio Management, pp. 102-113, Fall 2007, ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2007-044-F&A
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Apr 2007
David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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alpha, strategic asset allocation, volatility, volatility effect, low risk stocks, CAPM, Fama-French factors, international

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The Conservative Formula: Quantitative Investing Made Easy

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Mar 2018
Pim van Vliet and David Blitz
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 9,380 (1,335)
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Quantitative Investing, Factor Investing, Low Volatility, Net Payout, Momentum, Conservative Formula

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Beyond Fama-French Factors: Alpha from Short-Term Signals

WP version of Financial Analysts Journal, 2023, 79(4): 96-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/0015198X.2023.2173492
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2023
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Technische Universität München (TUM), Robeco Quantitative Investments, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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short-term signals, market frictions, portfolio construction, transaction costs, investments, market efficiency

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Investing in Deflation, Inflation, and Stagflation Regimes

Financial Analysts Journal, 2023, Vol. 79. No.3., p.5-32.
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2023
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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inflation, deflation, stagflation, equity returns, bond returns, factor premiums

Dynamic Strategic Asset Allocation: Risk and Return Across Economic Regimes

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2009
David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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asset allocation, TAA, economic regimes, business cycle, portfolio choice, time-varying risk, time-varying return

Dynamic Strategic Asset Allocation: Risk and Return Across Economic Regimes

Journal of Asset Management, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 360-375, 2011
Posted: 10 Oct 2011
David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments

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asset allocation, TAA, economic regimes, business cycle, portfolio choice, time-varying risk, time-varying return

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Five Concerns with the Five-Factor Model

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2017
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Technische Universität München (TUM), Northern Trust Corporation - Northern Trust Asset Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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asset pricing, 5-factor model, 3-factor model, CAPM, low-beta, momentum

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When Equity Factors Drop Their Shorts

Financial Analysts Journal, 2020, 76(4): 73–99.
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2021
David Blitz, Guido Baltussen and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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asset pricing, factor premiums, factor investing, short selling, limits to arbitrage, low volatility, size, value, momentum, profitability, investment, quality

Explanations for the Volatility Effect: An Overview Based on the CAPM Assumptions

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 May 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2013
David Blitz, Eric G. Falkenstein and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Pine River Capital Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 4,495 (4,652)
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volatility effect, anomaly, CAPM, arbitrage, asset pricing, agency effects, behavioral finance, low-beta anomaly

Explanations for the Volatility Effect: An Overview Based on the CAPM Assumptions

Journal of Portfolio Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 21 Nov 2013
David Blitz, Eric G. Falkenstein and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Pine River Capital Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments

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volatility effect, anomaly, CAPM, arbitrage, asset pricing, agency effects, behavioral finance, low-beta anomaly

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The Volatility Effect Revisited

The Journal of Portfolio Management, 46(2).
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2023
David Blitz, Pim van Vliet and Guido Baltussen
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
Downloads 4,172 (5,340)
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low risk, low volatility, low beta, minimum variance, anomaly, factor investing, smart beta, low-volatility investing

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The Cross-Section of Stock Returns before CRSP

Number of pages: 96 Posted: 24 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2024
Guido Baltussen, Bart van Vliet and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 4,133 (5,418)
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empirical asset pricing, return anomalies, factor premia, p-hacking, momentum, value, beta, low-risk, size, reversal, machine learning. JEL classification: G10, G11, N21, N22, quant investing

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An Anatomy of Calendar Effects

Journal of Asset Management 13(4), 2012, pp. 271-286
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2012
Laurens Swinkels and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Calendar effects, Halloween indicator, Holiday effect, January effect, Seasonal patterns, Turn-of-the-month effect, Weekend effect

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Factor Investing: Long-Only versus Long-Short

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 29 Mar 2014
Joop Huij, Simon Lansdorp, David Blitz and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of Management, Robeco Sustainable Index Solutions, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 3,240 (8,052)
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The Golden Rule of Investing

Journal of Alternative Investments, forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 04 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2023
Pim van Vliet and Harald Lohre
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Strategic asset allocation, gold, defensive equities, low-volatility investing, loss aversion, downside risk

Global Tactical Sector Allocation: A Quantitative Approach

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Jan 2011
Ronald Q. Doeswijk and Pim van Vliet
Independent and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 2,847 (9,657)
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Global Tactical Sector Allocation, Out-of-Sample Predictability, Momentum, Earnings Revisions, Valuation, Fed Policy, Sell In May, Halloween Seasonal

Global Tactical Sector Allocation: A Quantitative Approach

Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2011
Posted: 01 Nov 2011
Ronald Q. Doeswijk and Pim van Vliet
Independent and Robeco Quantitative Investments

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Global tactical sector allocation, out-of-sample predictability, momentum, earnings revisions, valuation, Fed policy, Sell in May, Halloween seasonal

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Leveraging the Low-Volatility Effect

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2024
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Business Economics and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Low-volatility investing, leverage constraints, benchmark constraints, strategic asset allocation, tail risk protection, long-extension, short-extension

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Equity Styles and the Spanish Flu

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2022
Guido Baltussen, Pim van Vliet and Bart van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Robeco Quantitative Investments and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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equity styles, equity factors, low volatility, value, size, momentum, crises, pandemics

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Sorting Out Downside Beta

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2009-006-F&A, 22nd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2009
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 17 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2010
Thierry Post, Pim van Vliet and Simon Lansdorp
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Sustainable Index Solutions
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asset pricing, downside risk, semi-variance, lower partial moments, beta

Sorting Out Downside Beta

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2012
Thierry Post, Pim van Vliet and Simon Lansdorp
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Sustainable Index Solutions
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Asset pricing, downside beta, CAPM, downside risk, semi-variance

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The Volatility Effect in Emerging Markets

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 May 2012 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2012
David Blitz, Juan Pang and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, APG asset Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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volatility effect, asset pricing, emerging markets, CAPM, alpha, low-volatility

The Volatility Effect in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 16, pp. 31-45, 2013
Posted: 14 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2013
David Blitz, Juan Pang and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, APG asset Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments

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volatility effect, asset pricing, emerging markets, CAPM, alpha, low-volatility

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Is the Relation between Volatility and Expected Stock Returns Positive, Flat or Negative?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 Jul 2011
Pim van Vliet, David Blitz and Bart van der Grient
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Empirical Tests of the Mean-Semivariance CAPM

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jun 2004
Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Asset pricing, downside risk, conditional tests, CAPM, non-linear kernels, asymmetry, semi-variance, lower partial moments

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Fundamental Indexation: Rebalancing Assumptions and Performance

Journal of Index Investing, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 82-88, 2010
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2010
David Blitz, Bart van der Grient and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Indexation, Fundamental Indexing, Alternative Beta, Value Premium, Capitalization Weighting, Non-Cap Based Indexing, Portfolio Construction, Rebalancing

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Shrinking Beta

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Feb 2022
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Robeco Institutional Asset Management and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Beta, Correlation, Investing, Low-risk, Shrinkage, Volatility

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Downside Risk and Asset Pricing

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2004-018-F&A, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 823-849, March 2006
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Feb 2004
Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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stock market efficiency, asset pricing, SSD, lower partial moments, downside risk

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Benchmarking Low-Volatility Strategies

Journal of Index Investing, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 44-49, 2011
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 28 Jun 2011
Pim van Vliet and David Blitz
Robeco Quantitative Investments and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 1,109 (42,244)
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benchmarking, low-volatility, volatility effect, minimum variance, minimum volatility, alpha

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Low Volatility Needs Little Trading

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2017
Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments
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low-volatility investing, meta-study, turnover, risk-reduction, overconfidence

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Risk Aversion and Skewness Preference: A Comment

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2003-009-F&A, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 1178-1187, 2008
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Feb 2006
Thierry Post, Pim van Vliet and Haim Levy
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University, Robeco Quantitative Investments and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem School of Business Administration
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asset pricing, risk aversion, skewness preference, representative investor, three-moment model

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Do Multiple Factors Help or Hurt?

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Aug 2004
Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Fama-French factors, Carhart factor, SMB, HML, WML, efficiency tests

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Media Attention and the Volatility Effect

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 21 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2019
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Robeco Quantitative Investments, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Alpha, Attention, Big Data, Investing, Media, News, Volatility

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Conditional Downside Risk and the CAPM

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2004-048-F&A
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Aug 2006
Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Downside risk, conditional downside risk, CAPM, non-linear kernel, asymmetry, semi-variance, lower partial moments

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Downside Risk Aversion, Fixed Income Exposure, and the Value Premium Puzzle

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 36, No. 12, 2012
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2013
Guido Baltussen, Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
Downloads 645 (87,579)
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downside risk, semi-variance, interest rates, fixed income, value premium, asset pricing, behavioral finance, bond returns

Portfolio Return Characteristics of Different Industries

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 May 2003
I. Pouchkarev, J. Spronk and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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portfolio management, investments, stock markets, sector index, performance evaluation

Portfolio Return Characteristics of Different Industries

MODERN CONCEPTS OF THE THEORY OF THE FIRM, G. Fandel, U. Backes-Gellner, M. Schlueter, J.E. Staufenbiel, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 2004
Posted: 23 Feb 2004
I. Pouchkarev, J. Spronk and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) and Robeco Quantitative Investments

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Portfolio Management, Investments, Stock Markets, Sector Index, Performance Evaluation

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The Volatility Effect in China

Journal of Asset Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 27 May 2024
David Blitz, Matthias X. Hanauer and Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Technische Universität München (TUM) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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China A shares, low risk, low volatility, low beta, minimum variance, anomaly, value, size, momentum, profitability, investments, smart beta, low-volatility investing

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Equity Solvency Capital Requirements: What Institutional Regulation Can Learn from Private Investor Regulation

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2018
Robeco Quantitative Investments, Fintelligence CCT, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Capital requirements, Equities, Insurance, Pensions, Regulation, Solvency II

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Violations of Cpt in Mixed Gambles

Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 8, pp. 1288-1290
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Feb 2004
Guido Baltussen, Thierry Post and Pim van Vliet
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Graduate School of Business of Nazarbayev University and Robeco Quantitative Investments
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Cumulative prospect theory, expected utility, mixed gambles, probability weighting, stochastic dominance

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Low Volatility Needs Little Trading

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Jun 2015
Pim van Vliet
Robeco Quantitative Investments
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low-volatility investing, meta-study, turnover, risk-reduction, overconfidence