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Asset Allocation plays an important investment portfolio role
by 趙永祥, 2020-07-20 05:25, 人氣(1060)


Asset Allocation plays an important investment portfolio role


Asset allocation is an investment portfolio technique that aims to balance risk by dividing assets among major categories such as cash, bonds, stocks, real estate, and derivatives. Each asset class has different levels of return and risk, so each will behave differently over time.

For instance, while one asset category increases in value, another may decrease or may not increase as much. Some critics see this balance as a recipe for mediocre returns, but for most investors, it's the best protection against a major loss should things ever go amiss in one investment class or sub-class. 

The consensus among most financial professionals is that asset allocation is one of the most important decisions investors make. In other words, your selection of stocks or bonds is secondary to the way you allocate your assets to high and low-risk stocks, to short and long-term bonds, and to cash. 

Most financial professionals believe that asset allocation is one of the most important decisions investors can make. There is no simple formula that can find the right asset allocation for every individual. If there were, we certainly wouldn't be able to explain it in one article. We can, however, outline five points that we feel are important when thinking about asset allocation.


Written by Dr. Chao Yuang Shiang (趙永祥 博士)

Faculty, Dep. of Finance, Nanhua university

 (南華大學財務金融學系暨財務管理研究所 專任助理教授)

20-July-2020