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“We can extrapolate from the study that for the long term individual investor who maintains a consistent asset allocation and leans toward index funds, asset allocation determines about 100% of performance.”

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Roger G. Ibbotson
Roger G. Ibbotson

Roger G. Ibbotson is a renowned professor of finance, born on May 27, 1943. He has made significant contributions to the fields of portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. more

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