Wilshire's Investment Research Group produces proactive, independent research focused on traditional and alternative asset class reviews, asset allocation, asset-liability analysis, and strategic implementation issues. Our investment research effort is dedicated to addressing the investment challenges and opportunities facing Wilshire Consulting clients.
The following sample papers, including Wilshire's latest funding reports, are available for general access:
The following list of research paper titles provides an example of our recent research focus. In addition to the reports listed below, Wilshire Consulting clients can access the research library in its entirety by entering their registered username and password at the top of this page. For clients interested in registering for a password, for information on becoming a Wilshire client, or to request a particular paper, please contact us at contactconsulting@wilshire.com.
| Asset Class Research: |
| | Commodity Futures Investing: Is All That Glitters Gold? |
| Global Real Estate Securities: Location, Ubicación, 地点 |
| Infrastructure Investing |
| Overview of Currency Risk Management |
| Private Equity Investing (3 Part Series) |
| Private Real Estate Investing |
| Real Asset Investments |
| Timberland Investments: Does the Return Fall Far from the Tree?
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| What TIPS the Balance?: Thoughts on History vs. Theory in TIPS
Forecasting |
| Asset Allocation & Asset-Liability Research: |
| | Asset Allocation Return and Risk Assumptions (Annual) |
| Commitment-Driven Investing (CDI): LDI as We "C" It |
| Examining the Home-Country Bias: There's No Place Like Home, There's No Place Like Home... Or Is There? |
| Introduction to Asset-Liability Valuation |
| The Role of the Policy Portfolio |
| Windmill Fighters in Potemkin Villages |
| Strategic Implementation & Market/Economic Research: |
| | A Comparison of Global Equity Indexes |
| A Comparison of U.S. Equity Indexes |
| A Quick Primer on Interest Rate Swaps for Pension Plan Sponsors |
| Commodity Index Comparison |
| Currency Risk for Non-U.S. Equity Managers |
| High Yield Index Comparison |
| Incorporating Active Management...Over Active Imagination |
| Inflation: Where Do We Go from Here? |
| Institutional Use of Hedge Funds: Penetrating the Darkness on the Hedge of Town |
| Is the Yield Curve a Crystal Ball? |
| Manager Behavior in a Low Volatility Market |
| Managing Structural Balance within Asset Classes |
| Non-US Equity Investment Structure |
| Rule 144A & the Capital Formation landscape |
| Short-Extension Strategies: To 130/30 and Beyond! |
| The Subprime Story (2 Part Series) |
