Executive Summary
The following report provides a detailed and exhaustive description of asset classes according to their characteristics and related advantages and disadvantages. Consequently, the paper considers 5 most important asset classes, including both local and international shares, bonds, cash and listed trusts. Further, according to the given statistical data regarding the levels of revenue of these classes of assets, the author conducts corresponding calculations evaluating their average profitability and effectiveness in investment portfolio along with clarifying what exact type of portfolio should be conducted for an investor operating with these securities in order to achieve maximum level of revenue with ...