Asset Dedication : How to Grow Wealthy With the Next Generation of Asset Allocation

The first book to close theperilous gaps in―andenhance the performanceof―asset allocation

Asset allocation is one of today’s bestknowninvestment approaches. Problem is,its major precept―that a magic-number,fixed-percentage asset mix will providesuperior results for investors who have dramaticallydifferent goals and needs―is scientificallyunproven and fundamentally flawed.

Asset Dedication updates the asset allocationmodel, outlining a seven-step processdesigned to more effectively meet the realneeds of real investors. Showing investorshow to design low-risk portfolios that moreaccurately and successfully dedicate assets,this breakthrough book helps investors fillin the gaps inherent to asset allocation bydemonstrating:

• Techniques for ascertaining the bestasset mix by determining individualneeds and goals
• How asset dedication providessuperior protection against inflationand market risk
• Investing strategies for the threeinvestment life phases―accumulation,distribution, and transfer

Stephen J. Huxley, Ph.D., and J. Brent Burns(San Francisco, CA) are founding partnersof Asset Dedication, L.L.C. Dr. Huxley, aregistered investment adviser, is a professorof decision sciences at the University ofSan Francisco.

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