Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5100315 | Journal of Empirical Finance | 2017 | 56 Pages |
Abstract
In Das, Markowitz, Scheid, and Statman (2010), an investor divides his or her wealth among mental accounts with short selling being allowed. For each account, there is a unique goal and optimal portfolio. Our paper complements theirs by considering estimation risk. We theoretically characterize the existence and composition of optimal portfolios within accounts. Based on simulated and empirical data, there is a wide range of account goals for which such portfolios notably outperform those selected with the mean-variance model for plausible risk aversion coefficients. When short selling is disallowed, the outperformance still typically holds but to a considerably lesser extent.
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Authors
Gordon J. Alexander, Alexandre M. Baptista, Shu Yan,