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Darst was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third of five sons born to Guy Bewley Darst and Susan Mary McGinnis Darst.
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Voyager 3 takes its name and impetus from the two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched by NASA in 1977 and now the furthest human-made objects from Earth. Around these lunar pilgrims, Darst launches indelibly evocative prose poems and photographs delivering feelings, places, activities, and conditions of the mind and soul.
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The fully revised classic on employing asset allocation techniques to grow real wealth A global leader and preeminent expert in asset allocation, David Darst delivers his masterwork on the topic. In a fully updated and expanded second edition of The Art of Asset Allocation, Morgan Stanley's Chief Investment Strategist covers the historic market events, instruments, asset classes, and economic forces that investors need to be aware of as they create asset-building portfolios. He then explains how to use modern asset allocation concepts and tools to augment returns and control risks in a wide range of financial market environments. This completely revised edition shows how to achieve asset balance with the author's proven methods, decades of expertise, relevant charts, practical tools, and astute analyses. Known as the king of asset allocation, Darst brings his expertise to bear to provide complete asset class descriptions, identifying historical risk, return, and correlation characteristics for all major asset classes. Using actual data, he explains the differences between tactical and strategic asset allocation, outlines clear rebalancing guidelines, and includes an annotated guide to both traditional and Internet-based information sources. Praise for the first edition: “You want to be a better investor, a better client, or a better advisor? DEVOUR THIS BOOK NOW!”-James J. Cramer “David Darst is the expert on Asset Allocation. He has chosen to share his decades of practical experience in The Art of Asset Allocation, to the benefit of professional and individual investors alike.”-Seth A. Klarman
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New research and investment strategies for asset managers in managed futures In this handy new e-book, bestselling author David M. Darst provides the latest information on managed futures and their appropriate role within investment portfolios. The first section of the e-book covers select investment advantages and potential risks of managed futures, including historical background on futures, their advantages, risks involved, and key trends and drivers. The second section offers a summary of managed futures investment performance and correlation, including the performance of the major futures indices. The remaining sections provide an overview of the current investment landscape, a glossary of available indices, and important sources of further information. Portfolio Investment Opportunities in Managed Futures gives investors the information they need to make intelligent investment decisions in this important asset class. • Covers key factors investors need to know about managed futures, including advantages, risks, and investment performance • Written by David M. Darst, CFA, the bestselling author of The Little Book That Saves Your Assets • Perfect for individual investors, financial advisors, and CFAs interested in how managed futures can meaningfully improve the risk-reward profile of their portfolios
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(Essential research on the Chinese economy for investors a...)
Essential research on the Chinese economy for investors and asset managers In this handy new e-book, bestselling author David M. Darst provides the latest information on investment opportunities in China's growing economy. Constraints of language and time zones, geographical distance, foreign currency transaction costs, and political and cultural factors can make it difficult to assess, value, and invest in China's economy. Portfolio Investment Opportunities in China gives investors the information they need to make intelligent choices, including coverage of Chinese history, politics, and culture—all with an eye towards helping investors pinpoint those businesses and industries that offer the best potential returns. • Covers key factors western investors need to know about China, with specific focus on China’s economy, investment landscape, and financial potential • Written by David M. Darst, CFA, the bestselling author of The Little Book That Saves Your Assets • Covers key factors western investors need to know about China, with specific focus on China's economy, investment landscape, and financial potential
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(A comprehensive analysis of the changing nature of the bo...)
A comprehensive analysis of the changing nature of the bond and money markets provides the investor with a framework for organizing and judging investment data and identifies critical factors to investigate in order to invest successfully
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If you’ve ever wondered how investors continue to see substantial market-beating investment returns with portfolios that just seem to grow and grow, The Little Book that Saves Your Assets: What the Rich Do to Stay Wealthy in Up and Down Markets will reveal some secrets. David Darst, also known as Mr. Asset Allocations, shows you how to use savvy asset allocation strategies that you can use to invest like the rich do. This dynamic and easy-to-understand book allows you to rethink your asset allocation strategies and make the leap from mediocre to stellar returns.
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Paperback. Pub Date :2014-04-01 Pages: 209 Publisher: World Publishing Company Buffett heir to teach you a diversified and balanced investment for your private custom offensive and defensive portfolio Buffett has always been a greedy when others fear. in greedy when others are fearful . why he holds shares worth more than 60% of never of its total assets? Why he bought $ 1 billion in the case of Coca-Cola stock on Wall Street is not optimistic about? How do shing and Hutchison Whampoa results remain consistent with the Hang Seng Index? His generous buying European infrastructure and telecommunications assets. accelerate investment focus. West. in the end for what kind of tactical and strategic asset allocation to consider? RMB internal devaluation. foreign appreciation. investment property and gold is still a wise move? Stocks. bonds. cash in the end how to mix. to make good...
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Gain new insights into why asset allocation works and learn advanced investing strategies You know that asset allocation requires much more than cookie-cutter analysis. You want precise, detailed techniques for analyzing and applying asset allocation principles. The high-level, applications-oriented Mastering the Art of Asset Allocation examines the inner working of numerous asset allocation strategies and covers everything from ways to determine the portfolio value of various asset classes to insights into changing patterns of investment returns and standard deviations in different time periods and market environments.
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New research and investment strategies for asset managers in precious metals In this handy new e-book, bestselling author David M. Darst provides valuable perspective on the role and positioning of gold and other precious metals within an economic, financial, and portfolio context. It covers the advantages and disadvantages, risks and rewards of investing in precious metals and sheds light on the key factors that drive prices, including supply and demand forces, inflation and deflation, geopolitical conditions, interest rates, and the global monetary system. The book also offers detailed information on specific vehicles that provide exposure to precious metals, as well as sources of further information available in print and online. Portfolio Investment Opportunities in Precious Metals gives investors the information they need to make intelligent investment decisions in precious metals. • Covers key factors investors need to know about precious metals, including advantages, risks, and investment performance • Written by David M. Darst, CFA, the bestselling author of The Little Book That Saves Your Assets • Perfect for individual investors, financial advisors, and CFAs interested in the role that precious metals play in investment portfolios
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Protect assets during times of crisis with this new edition of the New York Times bestseller! When the first edition of this book appeared it was before the economic crash. This new edition shows how David Darst's particular kind of asset allocation helped his investors during that volatile period. It also contains a discussion of downside and risk tolerance and new self-tests for determining your risk tolerance. And, finally, it reveals how the asset allocation model has changed since 2008. In all of these areas, the author will continue to include new insightful anecdotes like those that peppered the first edition. • Shows how to tap into the use of asset allocation strategies to protect your investments • Offers updated information on downside and risk tolerance • The next step resource from a managing director of Morgan Stanley and the bestselling author David Darst • Includes a Foreword by Jim Cramer David Darst reveals how to use asset allocation to increase your portfolio that tap into the investment strategies of the wealthy.
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(Covers the historic market events, instruments, asset cla...)
Covers the historic market events, instruments, asset classes, and economic forces that investors need to be aware of as they create asset-building portfolios. This book explains how to use modern asset allocation concepts and tools to augment returns and control risks in a wide range of financial market environments.
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An accessible guide to portfolio-enhancing asset management in bull or bear markets Asset allocation is a crucial and continually popular topic among investors of all types. The Art of Asset Allocation is a practical, hands-on guide that shows finance professionals and individual investors how to achieve an asset balance designed to thrive in a wide range of financial market environments. David Darst, author of the highly acclaimed The Complete Bond Book, provides a comprehensive framework for using asset allocation principles in bull, bear, or non-trending markets. This complete asset allocation guide contains: • Differences between tactical and strategic asset allocation--and the advantages of each • Effective tools for determining asset allocation strategies • Asset class descriptions and historical risk and return statistics for all major asset classes • Rebalancing guidelines • Investor behavior analysis • Practical financial worksheets, charts, and other illustrative tools • An annotated guide to traditional and Internet-based information sources
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Darst was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third of five sons born to Guy Bewley Darst and Susan Mary McGinnis Darst.
Darst attended Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee and earned a high school diploma from Phillips Exeter Academy, a Bachelor degree in Economics from Yale University, and an Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Foreign 17 years, he was a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, where he served as Vice Chairman of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee. He was the founding President of the Morgan Stanley Investment Group, and the founding Chairman of the Morgan Stanley Asset Allocation Committee. Darst has lectured at Wharton, Columbia University, European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires), New York University, and Washington State University business schools, and for nine years, Darst served as a visiting faculty member at Yale College, Yale School of Management, and Harvard Business School.
On November 3, 2011 at the Metropolitan Club in New York, Darst was inducted by Quinnipiac University into their Business Leaders Hall of Fame.
(If you’ve ever wondered how investors continue to see sub...)
(A comprehensive analysis of the changing nature of the bo...)
( The fully revised classic on employing asset allocation...)
( An accessible guide to portfolio-enhancing asset manage...)
(Protect assets during times of crisis with this new editi...)
( Gain new insights into why asset allocation works and l...)
( Voyager 3 takes its name and impetus from the two space...)
(Covers the historic market events, instruments, asset cla...)
(New research and investment strategies for asset managers...)
(New research and investment strategies for asset managers...)
(Essential research on the Chinese economy for investors a...)
(A guide to all types of fixed-income securities.)
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Since 2014, he has served as an independent Senior Advisor to and a member of the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee. He serves on the Investment Committee of the Phi Beta Kappa Foundation, and is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.