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Optimal Timing and Tilting of Equity Factors. / Dichtl, Hubert; Drobetz, Wolfgang; Lohre, Harald et al.
In: Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 75, No. 4, 02.10.2019, p. 84-102.

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Dichtl, H, Drobetz, W, Lohre, H, Rother, C & Vosskamp, P 2019, 'Optimal Timing and Tilting of Equity Factors', Financial Analysts Journal, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 84-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/0015198X.2019.1645478

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Dichtl, H., Drobetz, W., Lohre, H., Rother, C., & Vosskamp, P. (2019). Optimal Timing and Tilting of Equity Factors. Financial Analysts Journal, 75(4), 84-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/0015198X.2019.1645478

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Dichtl H, Drobetz W, Lohre H, Rother C, Vosskamp P. Optimal Timing and Tilting of Equity Factors. Financial Analysts Journal. 2019 Oct 2;75(4):84-102. Epub 2019 Sept 15. doi: 10.1080/0015198X.2019.1645478

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Dichtl, Hubert ; Drobetz, Wolfgang ; Lohre, Harald et al. / Optimal Timing and Tilting of Equity Factors. In: Financial Analysts Journal. 2019 ; Vol. 75, No. 4. pp. 84-102.

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