TY - JOUR T1 - How Much Beta Is Just Right? <em>Linking Investment Objective and Portfolio Choice</em> JF - The Journal of Investing DO - 10.3905/joi.2019.1.084 SP - joi.2019.1.084 AU - Alexander Rudin Y1 - 2019/04/25 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/early/2019/04/25/joi.2019.1.084.abstract N2 - Alpha forecasting for hedge funds is much less reliable than beta forecasting, which explains the proliferation of mostly risk-based portfolio construction processes for alternatives. When implementing those processes, investors are faced with certain strategic choices, including choosing the long-term level of market exposure, or beta, on the portfolio level. There is no universal guidance that drives that choice. That said, we have found that for a particular&amp;&amp;#x2014;and quite popular&amp;&amp;#x2014;form of the investment objective, one can develop such guidance, derive analytical expressions for the correct level of market exposure, and create a practical portfolio construction framework that directly links the investment objectives and portfolio choice.TOPICS: Real assets/alternative investments/private equity, portfolio construction, performance measurement ER -