Time to wealth goals in capital accumulation

Time to Wealth Goals in Capital Accumulation*

This paper considers the problem of continuous investment of capital in risky assets over time. Using a Bayesian framework, a model for asset prices is developed where the current price dynamics depend on the history of realized prices. A dynamic Bayesian fractional Kelly strategy, where the investor rebalances the portfolio based on the performance to date, is shown to be optimal assuming that...

Wealth and Power: Survival in a time of global accumulation

Dynastic accumulation of wealth

Why do some dynasties maintain the fortune of their founders while others completely squander it in few generations? To address this question, we use a simple deterministic microfounded model based on two main elements: the “hunger for accumulation” and the “willingness to exert effort”. Contrary to models with capital market imperfections, our setting points to the crucial role of our two key ...

Housing and Wealth Accumulation:

It has long been argued that promoting homeownership among low-income households is worthwhile because owned housing may be an important source of savings for these families, and that children raised in owned housing are likely to be more successful well-adjusted members of society. This paper employs the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and a dynamic estimating technique to examine the effect of...

Wealth Inequality and Accumulation.

Research on wealth inequality and accumulation and the data upon which it relies have expanded substantially in the twenty-first century. While the field has experienced rapid growth, conceptual and methodological challenges remain. We begin by discussing two major unresolved methodological concerns facing wealth research: how to address challenges to causal inference posed by wealth's cumulati...