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Does the inclusion of exposure to volatility into diversified portfolio improve the investment results? Portfolio construction from the perspective of a Polish investor Cover

Does the inclusion of exposure to volatility into diversified portfolio improve the investment results? Portfolio construction from the perspective of a Polish investor

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2020.1.3 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 46 - 81
Submitted on: Nov 15, 2019
Accepted on: Mar 16, 2020
Published on: Apr 9, 2020
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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