Portfolio Design / Wiley Finance Editions (PDF)

Portfolio Design - choosing the right mix of assets
appropriate to a particular investor - is the key to
successful investing. It can help you accumulate wealth over time,
while cushioning the blow of possible economic downturns. But
in order to successfully achieve this goal, you need to be familiar
with all of the major asset classes that go into modern portfolios
and learn how much they add to portfolio
diversification. Thoughtful asset allocation provides
discipline to the investment process and gives you the best chance
of building and safeguarding wealth. Wharton Professor Richard
C. Marston, 2014 recipient of the Investment Management Consultants
Association's prestigious Matthew R. McArthur Award,
will guide you through the major decisions that need to be made
when designing a portfolio and will put you in the best position to
balance the risk-reward relationship that is part of this
endeavor.

Portfolio Design is to be read by investment
advisors. The book is rich in information about individual
asset classes, including both traditional assets like stocks and
bonds as well as alternative assets such as hedge funds, private
equity, real estate, and commodities. So it should appeal to
all sophisticated advisors whether or not they are trying to
qualify for one of the major investment designations. In fact, the
book is designed to be read by any advisor who is as fascinated as
Marston by the investment process.