Preparing for the Next Market Crash
About the class
According to economic and finance experts, the next market crash appears to be just around the corner. In today’s climate filled with uncertainty, proper asset allocation is of the essence.
Join us for this Masterclass as Professor Filante walks you through understanding asset allocation: one of the twin pillars of performance attribution, along with security selection. You will also learn:
- The relationship between FINRA suitability and risk tolerance
- The alternatives to fixed income and equity in the asset allocation decision making process
About the Presenter
Ronald Filante is an Associate Professor of Finance at Pace University. His primary focus is investments and security valuation. He has been a financial planner in the industry for 30 years.
Dr. Filante’s recent research efforts have focused on issues in Behavioral Finance and its effect on investments. At Pace University, he developed and implemented the first Student Managed Investment Portfolio in his advanced finance course where the class manages some $350,000 of the University’s endowment, and provides students the opportunity to act as equity analysts and managers.
He recently co-authored two empirical papers published in Investment Management and Financial Innovations and is presently working on a paper about stock selection in the SMIP class based upon gender.
He received his Ph.D. is in Economics from Purdue University.