jesmond mizzi. building the right portfolio to meet your investment objectives
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JESMONDMIZZI
Building the right portfolio to meet your investment objectives
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Table of Contents• Definition of Portfolio Management• Investment Mandate• Investment Goals and Objectives• Investment Constraints• Risk Tolerance• Risk Profile• Asset Classes• Risk Return Trade-off• Asset Allocation• Optimal Portfolio• Diversification Benefits• Investing in Funds• Portfolio Rebalancing
Portfolio management is the art and
science of making decisions about
investment mix and policy,
matching investments to objectives,
asset allocation for individuals and
institutions,
and
balancing risk against performance
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INVESTMENT MANDATE
Investment Goals and Objectives Investment Constraints Risk Tolerance Risk Profile Optimal Portfolio
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Investment Goals and Objectives
• Return on Capital• Income• Growth• Balanced
• Level of Risk• Willingness• Ability
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• Financial Ability
• Liquidity Concerns
• Investment Horizon
• Personal Preferences
Investment Constraints
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…what determines investor
RISK TOLERANCEgoes beyond the
personality factors
Age
Income
Gender
Education
Number of Dependents
Culture
Research highlights that…
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RISK PROFILE
RISK SEEKER
RISK NEUTRAL
RISK AVERSE
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Asset Classes
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTSHighly liquid
Low Risk, Low Return
FIXED INCOMEDebt investment
Interest Payment (Coupon)
EQUITIESOwnership to a private or public companyDividend payment
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Real Estate, Commodities
The Building Blocks to Portfolio
Construction
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Risk Return Trade-offthe balance between the lowest possible risk and the highest possible return
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• Strategic Asset Allocation aligns the identified objectives and constraints with the long run market expectations to define the asset class weightings
• Tactical Asset AllocationActive portfolio management to gain from
unexpected investment opportunities
Asset Allocation
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The Optimal Portfolio
Investment Objectives
Market Expectations
Risk Tolerance
Conservative • A risk-averse investor would be allocated a higher
weighting to cash and money market instruments and investment grade bonds (IGB), with a lesser percentage in equity stocks
Moderate• An investor who falls between the two extremes
would be allocated a balanced investment between equity and fixed income securities
Aggressive• A risk seeker with low liquidity requirements and
a long term horizon is allocated a portfolio that is dominated by equity stocks
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Diversification Benefits
Diversifying BETWEEN and ACROSS different Asset Classes
and
choosing assets with NON PERFECT CORRELATION
lowers the SPECIFIC Risk
Leaving the investor primarily exposed to
MARKET Risk
PORTFOLIO RISK
SPECIFIC RISK MARKET RISK
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Advantages: Diversification Lower transaction
costs Liquidity
Investing in Funds
A Fund represents a pool of funds collected from different investors to be reinvested across different securities
to yield a return
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Portfolio Rebalancing
Portfolio management implies continuous asset allocation rebalancing in line with changes in investors’ circumstances andmarket conditions to ultimatelyachieve the investment objectives
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