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All About Asset Allocation |  | Author: Richard Ferri
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 54993
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0071429581
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6
EAN: 9780071429580
ASIN: 0071429581
Publication Date: September 15, 2005
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Product Description
All About Asset Allocation goes beyond sound-bite financial columns and TV programs to explain asset allocation in terms that anyone can under- stand. Using a concise style, it features straight- forward explanations of asset allocation, a review of the asset allocation process, and guidelines for implementing strategies and programs.
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 Excellent research-based advice August 16, 2009
RM (Denver, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent, informative, instructive book. It provides comprehensive advice supported by succinct, meaningful discussions. It is replete with charts and graphs of the results that would have been achieved had the recommended strategies been implemented over the past few decades of data. The author's objective is to deliver an asset allocation strategy that will weather the storms and deliver solid, risk-appropriate returns for the intelligent passive investor. He wants his readers to be able to set up their 401k allocations and forget about them, confident that they are on a good track. As a matter of principle, he does not cover market timing, which he considers too dependent on risk/luck and requiring too much active attention.
Very Good Book on Asset Allocation and Risk Management February 20, 2009
Chung Dynasty
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Richard Ferri's books. This is one of them.
This book explains what asset allocation is, how it works, and how you can take advantage of it. Many beginning investors may focus too much on return and return only and may overlook the importance of diversifying through asset allocation. Moreover, asset allocation is inherently tied to risk management that even many so called professional fund managers seem to overlook.
It is essential that you read this book if you want to get in depth understanding of nature of investing and how it works. There are tons of books out there about charting and stock picking, but not enough books on asset allocation and risk management. Also recommended are All about Index Funds, Serious Money, and The ETF Book. Unlike books that promote sales pitch and sell garbages like (IBD: Investor's Business Daily or even Wall Street Journal) Ferri provides sound studies done on investment strategies, sound strategies, expectation and mindset.
It does not however cover all the things that you have to know. You still need to understand our debt-based economic structure and fractional banking monetary system to avoid heavy losses during severe recession or depression. I recommend The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve and Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books) for that.
One of the best books I ever read November 23, 2008
J. Keane (N. Billerica, MA United States)
I love reading investment books, but often get bogged down with basic 101 investing advice...pay yourself first, dollar cost average, live below your means etc.
Thhis book was like taking a professional course on how and why to diversify you portfolio. Simply put it was on of the best books I ever read. Thank you Rickard Fenni!!!!
John K
Perfect explanation of Asset Allocation August 1, 2008
James W. Colbert (Eastern United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just before reading Richard Ferri's "All About Asset Allocation" I had read William Bernstein's two books on the same topic, "The Intelligent Asset Allocator", and "The Four Pillars of Investing" (both really excellent). Compared to the broad reaching Bernstein books, which bring in a lot of examples from stock market history in explaining Asset Allocation, the Ferri book is a straight up text book, clear, spare but complete, and really well done. It really helped to hone my understanding of the topic. After reading it I also purchased his book on Index Funds.
 wasn't impressed May 23, 2008
Cowboy Bebop
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
All these long term returns people give in regards to stocks, bonds, gold and such do not involve active management but instead take a buy and hold strategy. So why follow a theory of regression to the mean the author suggest on page 36 in asset allocation. Why increase your expenses every year by selling some of your top performing sectors and use that money to buy into the poor performing sectors. This strategy seems like market timing set on automatic and we all know that it's very hard to time the market consistently. Index funds that beat most funds don't market time. They work by being fully invested in the asset class, they have a long term buy and hold view, and they keep expenses and taxes low. You can get basic asset allocation info for free from Vanguard's website which also offers target date retirement funds for those who want to use asset allocation the simple way.
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