PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Ben Hall TI - The Importance of Asset Allocation and ETFs AID - 10.3905/jii.2013.4.3.024 DP - 2013 Nov 30 TA - The Journal of Index Investing PG - 24--26 VI - 4 IP - 3 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/3/24.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/3/24.full AB - This article is a guide to asset allocation and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)—reviewing the arguments for passively managed asset allocation as opposed to actively managed funds and individual securities selection, the challenges facing institutional investors, how fund managers implement asset allocation, and the benefits ETFs offer investors over individual stocks ownership.TOPICS: Exchange-traded funds and applications, portfolio construction