Growing Wealth with Fixed-Mix Strategies

34 Pages Posted: 28 Sep 2009 Last revised: 14 Dec 2009

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M. A. H. Dempster

University of Cambridge - Centre for Financial Research; Cambridge Systems Associates Limited; University of Cambridge - Judge Business School

Igor V. Evstigneev

University of Manchester - Economics, School of Social Sciences

Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppé

The University of Manchester - Department of Economics

Date Written: November 6, 2009

Abstract

This chapter surveys theoretical research on the long-term performance of fixed-mix investment strategies. These self-financing strategies rebalance the portfolio over time so as to keep constant the proportions of wealth invested in various assets. The main result is that wealth can be grown from volatility. Our findings demonstrate the benefits of active portfolio management and the potential of financial engineering.

Keywords: Volatility, Constant proportions strategies, Fixed-mix strategies, Financial markets, Investment, Exponential growth, Transaction costs

JEL Classification: G11

Suggested Citation

Dempster, M. A. H. and Evstigneev, Igor V. and Schenk-Hoppé, Klaus Reiner, Growing Wealth with Fixed-Mix Strategies (November 6, 2009). Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 09-37, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1479444 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1479444

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