What Practitioners Need to Know... About Time Diversification

Although an investor may be less likely to lose money over a long horizon than over a short horizon, the magnitude of a potential loss increases with the length of the investment horizon.

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Published inFinancial analysts journal Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 29 - 34
Main Author Kritzman, Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charlottesville CFA Institute 01.01.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Confidence intervals
Diminishing marginal utility
Diversification
Down payments
Economic theory
Financial management
Index funds
Investment analysis
Investments
Portfolio diversification
Rates of return
Return on investment
Risk exposure
Risk management
Standard deviation
Stocks
Studies
Time
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Summary:Although an investor may be less likely to lose money over a long horizon than over a short horizon, the magnitude of a potential loss increases with the length of the investment horizon.
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ISSN:0015-198X
1938-3312
DOI:10.2469/faj.v71.n1.4