Activity-based costing is an improved method for allocating overhead costs. Instead of using one factor for cost allocation, this new method focuses on different aspects of the production process and ...

Some investors labor under the delusion that the realm of asset allocation and its influences don't apply to their portfolios. At a recent conference, for instance, I found myself in a casual ...

Diversification has become one of key factors in asset allocation and replaced growth as the primary driver, according to a Schroders survey into Australian brokers and their asset allocation views.

For years, advisors have used active fund managers to target factors, including value, low volatility, capitalization size, momentum, dividend yield and quality to obtain higher returns for clients.

This paper offers two composite bond market factor investment strategies each for the Swiss bond market and for the global sovereign bond market. These composite factor strategies can be useful tools ...

Designing and managing asset allocation strategies based on factors is promoted in some corners as a better way to build portfolios. Not surprisingly, there’s no shortage of studies that support this ...