Arbeitspapier

Adding Risks: Some General Results about Time Diversification

We show in general that risky investments become more attractive asthe investment horizon (n) lengthens.Specifically, any investor's maximal expected utility directlyincreases with n, as well as the investor's willingness toallocate more capital to the risky assets if his optimal strategy isbounded by the leverage constraint.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 00-063/2

Classification
Wirtschaft
Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
Subject
Time diversification
expected utility
long-term capital allocation
Betriebliche Investitionstheorie
Investitionsrisiko
Zeit
Theorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Lam, Kin
Zou, Liang
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Tinbergen Institute
(where)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(when)
2000

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Lam, Kin
  • Zou, Liang
  • Tinbergen Institute

Time of origin

  • 2000

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