Forecasting medium-term returns and testing their value in constructing a simple portfolio

Alastair Baker
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Alastair Baker: Schroders Investment Management

Journal of Asset Management, 2011, vol. 12, issue 4, No 2, 235-247

Abstract: Abstract This article examines the process behind generating robust medium-term (10 year) forecasts and tests their use in portfolio construction. The article revisits Bogle's (1991a, b and 1995) Occam's razor approach to forecasting. It examines why it has performed well and discusses its most recent performance. The article uses the Bogle model to test the portfolio construction process used by different actors in the asset management industry. Finally, this article examines alternative methods for forecasting the valuation component of medium-term returns. It discusses why considering the level of inflation or inflation volatility may provide an alternative to the 30-year average suggested by Bogle (1991b).

Keywords: returns forecasting; dynamic asset allocation; Bogle's Occam's razor; portfolio construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/jam.2011.5

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