num_pages: 240
description: Diversification provides a well-known way of getting something close to a free by spreading money across different kinds of investments investors can earn the same return with lower risk (or a much higher return for the same amount of risk). This strategy introduced nearly fifty years ago led to such strategies as index funds.What if we were all missing out on another free lunch thats right under our noses?In Lifecycle Investing  Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayrestwo of the most innovative thinkers in business law and economicshave developed tools that will allow nearly any investor to diversify their portfolios over time. By using leveraging when younga controversial idea that sparked hate mail when the authors first floated it in the pages of Forbes investors of all stripes from those just starting to plan to those getting ready to retire can substantially reduce overall risk while improving their returns.In Lifecycle Investing  readers will learn Clearly written and backed by rigorous research Lifecycle Investing presents a simple but radical idea that will shake up how we think about retirement investing even as it provides a healthier nest egg in a nicely feathered nest.
language: English
title: Lifecycle Investing: A New, Safe, and Audacious Way to Improve the Performance of Your Retirement Portfolio
publisher: Basic Books