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Timing Decisions and the Behavior of Mutual Fund Systematic Risk

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  • Alexander, Gordon J.
  • Benson, P. George
  • Eger, Carol E.

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The investment performance of professionally managed portfolios, in general, and mutual funds, in particular, has been the subject of considerable attention in finance. Fama [9] has suggested that overall portfolio performance be broken down in such a manner that the individual sources of performance can be identified. Two basic sources are: (1) the ability of the portfolio manager to forecast price movements of individual common stocks relative to stocks in general (selectivity or microforecasting); and (2) the ability to forecast the direction of the stock market relative to fixed income securities (timing or macroforecasting).

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  • Alexander, Gordon J. & Benson, P. George & Eger, Carol E., 1982. "Timing Decisions and the Behavior of Mutual Fund Systematic Risk," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(4), pages 579-602, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jfinqa:v:17:y:1982:i:04:p:579-602_01
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