@article {Ghayur1, author = {Khalid (Kal) Ghayur and Ronan G. Heaney and Stephen C. Platt}, editor = {Wrighton, Joanna}, title = {Practical Applications of Low-Volatility Investing: Balancing Total Risk and Active Risk Considerations }, volume = {1}, number = {4}, pages = {1--4}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.3905/pa.2014.1.4.051}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {Low-Volatility Investing: Balancing Total Risk and Active Risk Considerations Khalid (Kal) Ghayur Ronan G. Heaney Stephen C. Platt Investors have become more interested in low-volatility investment strategies since the worldwide financial crisis revealed the risks of rollercoaster markets, says Khalid Ghayur , Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Westpeak Global Advisors . But investors have a hard time implementing low-volatility investing within the constraints of their active risk budgets, he notes.In Low-Volatility Investing: Balancing Total Risk and Active Risk Considerations , from the Fall 2013 issue of The Journal of Portfolio Management , present a new portfolio construction technique aimed at allowing investors stay within their active risk budgets by striking a better balance between total risk and relative risk.The article was co-written by Ghayur, Ronan Heaney , Partner and Director of Research at Westpeak Global Advisors, and Stephen Platt , Partner and Director of Portfolio Management at Westpeak.}, issn = {2329-0196}, URL = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/1/4/1.15}, eprint = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/1/4/1.15.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Applications} }