Sunday, October 17, 2010

A simple but important illustration of the power of diversification...

A diversification study from Ed Seykota's site.

The effects of correlation need to be taken into consideration when performing an exercise like this, but the essential point is still valid and important (i.e. that using a broad basket of investment strategies -provided they have a statistical edge to begin with- will smooth out drawdown and increase overall return).

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