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Believing high-risk equals high-reward is holding your portfolio hostage High Returns from Low Risk proves that low-volatility, low-risk portfolios beat high-volatility portfolios hands down, and shows you how to take advantage of this paradox to dramatically improve your returns.

Trade Review
"This cleverly defined set of arguments poses an interesting challenge for those who remain intent on chasing higher premiums." (Investment Europe, March 2017)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One The Opposite of What You’re Aiming For 5

Chapter Two Mr Thrifty Enters the Stock Market 11

Chapter Three The Tortoise Beats the Hare 19

Chapter Four A Little Bit Is Enough 29

Chapter Five Ignoring the Eighth Wonder of the World 35

Chapter Six It’s All a Matter of Perspective 43

Chapter Seven The Dark Appeal of Risk 53

Chapter Eight Buy Them Cheap and Remember the Trend Is Your Friend 59

Chapter Nine All Good Things Come in Threes 67

Chapter Ten Spotting Tortoises and Hares 77

Chapter Eleven Slice and Dice, But Do It Wisely 83

Chapter Twelve Sit Back and Relax 91

Chapter Thirteen Trade Little, Be Patient 101

Chapter Fourteen The Biggest Victory of All 109

Chapter Fifteen The Golden Rule 117

Chapter Sixteen The Paradox Is Everywhere 123

Chapter Seventeen Will the Paradox Persist? 129

Chapter Eighteen Final Reflections 133

Epilogue Jan’s Perspective 137

Appendix ParadoxInvesting.com 143

Acknowledgments 145

References 147

Index 151

High Returns from Low Risk

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    A Hardback by Pim van Vliet, Jan de Koning

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 16/12/2016
      ISBN13: 9781119351054, 978-1119351054
      ISBN10: 1119351057

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Believing high-risk equals high-reward is holding your portfolio hostage High Returns from Low Risk proves that low-volatility, low-risk portfolios beat high-volatility portfolios hands down, and shows you how to take advantage of this paradox to dramatically improve your returns.

      Trade Review
      "This cleverly defined set of arguments poses an interesting challenge for those who remain intent on chasing higher premiums." (Investment Europe, March 2017)

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1

      Chapter One The Opposite of What You’re Aiming For 5

      Chapter Two Mr Thrifty Enters the Stock Market 11

      Chapter Three The Tortoise Beats the Hare 19

      Chapter Four A Little Bit Is Enough 29

      Chapter Five Ignoring the Eighth Wonder of the World 35

      Chapter Six It’s All a Matter of Perspective 43

      Chapter Seven The Dark Appeal of Risk 53

      Chapter Eight Buy Them Cheap and Remember the Trend Is Your Friend 59

      Chapter Nine All Good Things Come in Threes 67

      Chapter Ten Spotting Tortoises and Hares 77

      Chapter Eleven Slice and Dice, But Do It Wisely 83

      Chapter Twelve Sit Back and Relax 91

      Chapter Thirteen Trade Little, Be Patient 101

      Chapter Fourteen The Biggest Victory of All 109

      Chapter Fifteen The Golden Rule 117

      Chapter Sixteen The Paradox Is Everywhere 123

      Chapter Seventeen Will the Paradox Persist? 129

      Chapter Eighteen Final Reflections 133

      Epilogue Jan’s Perspective 137

      Appendix ParadoxInvesting.com 143

      Acknowledgments 145

      References 147

      Index 151

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