International Portfolio Formation, Skewness and the Role of Gold

23 Pages Posted: 5 Jul 2005

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Brian M. Lucey

Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics; Abu Dhabi University - College of Business Administration; Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance

Edel Tully

Trinity College (Dublin) - School of Business Studies

Valerio Potì

University College Dublin

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Date Written: July 2004

Abstract

This paper examines the optimal allocation of assets in well diversified equity based portfolio where the investor is concerned not only with mean and variance but also with the skewness of the returns. Beginning with an analysis of the rationale for concerning with skewness, the paper then discusses previous attempts to model multi-objective portfolio problems. The second part of the paper outlines the attractive nature of the gold asset in equity portfolios. The paper then integrates the two elements, showing the changes in portfolio composition that arise when not only skewness but gold are concerned.

Keywords: Portfolio allocation, skewness, gold

Suggested Citation

Lucey, Brian M. and Tully, Edel and Potì, Valerio, International Portfolio Formation, Skewness and the Role of Gold (July 2004). IIIS Discussion Paper No. 30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=735463 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.735463

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