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Roger C. Gibson’s *Asset Allocation* teaches investors to build all‑weather portfolios that perform across a range of market conditions. Drawing on two decades of portfolio management experience, the book blends modern portfolio theory with real‑world examples from the early 2000s bull and bear markets. Gibson explains how incorporating diverse asset classes—such as real‑estate securities, commodity‑linked securities, and TIPS—improves risk‑adjusted returns. He discusses the dangers of market timing, the concept of frame‑of‑reference risk, and the role of Monte Carlo simulation in retirement planning. The text also emphasizes disciplined execution of fundamentals and the importance of overcoming emotional and psychological obstacles to investment success.
First publish date: October 1989
Genre: Business & Economics/Finance
Authors: Roger C. Gibson
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