FINA 4103 — Low-Volatility Equity Portfolios
1 semester hours Undergraduate Lecture
Introduces low-volatility investing, an approach to security selection and portfolio construction that favors low-volatility securities and portfolios. Covers the capital asset pricing model, along with more current research, illustrating that low-volatility securities outperform their risk-adjusted benchmarks. Includes other topics such as identifying low-volatility securities, constructing low-volatility portfolios, and exploring the effects of leverage.
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