Asset Allocation: A Half-Course Module Note

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Abstract

Provides an overview of the main ideas and structure of a 15-session module on long-term asset allocation designed for MBA graduate students and investment professionals. This module is taught as part of a full-length, 30-session elective class on investment management at the Harvard Business School. This module can also be taught as a stand-alone 15-session course on asset allocation. The module is structured around a discussion of three interactive sessions and nine Harvard Business School cases, all of which have companion teaching notes. The module starts with traditional mean-variance analysis and it develops the main ideas underlying the modern theory of long-term investing. Also, emphasizes the practical implementation of investment decisions and the management of long-term institutional investors and investment vehicles.