Can Theoretical Risk Premiums be captured by investing in passive funds?
in VBA Journaal door f.l.t.r. Laurens Swinkels, Patrick Houweling, Joop Huij and David BlitzFinance theory argues that investors can earn risk premiums by investing in assets that are not risk free, such as stocks (equity risk premium), government bonds (term premium) and corporate bonds (default premium). Theoretical portfolios, such as the Fama and French (1992) factors, are often used to gauge the economic magnitude of these premiums.