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If the equal weighted portfolio is so great, why isn’t it working in South Africa?

Byran H Taljaarda Department of Actuarial Science, University of Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eben Maréb Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-3296
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Pages 32-49 | Received 16 May 2020, Accepted 18 Dec 2020, Published online: 21 Feb 2021

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