International Portfolio Formation, Skewness & the Role of Gold

Brian M. Lucey (), Edel Tully and Valerio Potì ()

The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series from IIIS

Abstract: This paper examines the optimal allocation of assets in well diversified equity based portfolio where the investor is concerned not only with mean and variance but also with the skewness of the returns. Beginning with an analysis of the rationale for concerning with skewness, the paper then discusses previous attempts to model multi-objective portfolio problems. The second part of the paper outlines the attractive nature of the gold asset in equity portfolios. The paper then integrates the two elements, showing the changes in portfolio composition that arise when not only skewness but gold are concerned.

Keywords: Portfolio Allocation; Skewness; Gold (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-01-28
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