Journal of Investment Consulting
The Journal of Investment Consulting provides doctoral research grants on topics that examine recent research relevant to investment consulting and private wealth management.
Research proposals are invited from doctoral students on the following topics:
Alternative investments
Asset allocation
Currency management
Modeling tail risk
Investment due diligence
Manager search and selection
Monolithic and flash trading
Performance measurement
Portfolio construction
Regime-switching models
Risk management
Retirement planning
Small-cap investing
Stress-testing investment portfolios
Wealth management
Other relevant topics for investment professionals
Research must follow robust quantitative methods, but it also must offer implications for applied research relevant to investment advisors/consultants.
All research proposals submitted for funding consideration should include the following:
Introduction and Theoretical Framework
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Literature Review
Questions and/or Hypotheses
Methodology
Significance for investment advisors/consultants
Conclusion and opportunities for future research
References
Researcher’s biography
The Journal of Investment Consulting editorial advisory board will review all submitted proposals. Proposals will be selected for funding based on relevance of the research and its significance for investment advisors.
The Institute will provide US$5,000 funding for approved proposals; the deliverable is a paper submission for publishing consideration in the Journal of Investment Consulting. The publication’s editorial advisory board will review all resulting paper submissions via its double-blind review process.
The Journal of Investment Consulting accepts doctoral student research proposals for consideration on a continual basis.
Submit research proposals via e-mail in either PDF or Word format to:
Debbie Nochlin, Editorial Director, Journal of Investment Consulting