@article {Walksh{\"a}usl1, author = {Christian Walksh{\"a}usl}, editor = {Goyal, Gauri}, title = {Practical Applications of International Low-Risk Investing}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, pages = {1--4}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.3905/pa.2015.3.1.114}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {International Low-Risk Investing Christian Walksh{\"a}usl Low-risk equals low return; high-risk equals high return. That traditional view has been debunked by academic research showing that a portfolio of low-risk stocks outperforms a portfolio of high-risk stocks, particularly in the US equity market. It has led to increasing interest in low-risk investing strategies by risk-averse institutional investors.Does this result hold for all international markets? Which low-risk strategy works best? This article pushes the research forward by investigating different sectors, countries and correlations of three low-risk strategies. In this report, the author offers some useful starting points for international investors. Christian Walksh{\"a}usl , Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Regensburg in Germany, offers some useful starting points for international investors.}, issn = {2329-0196}, URL = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/3/1/1.10}, eprint = {https://pa.pm-research.com/content/3/1/1.10.full.pdf}, journal = {Practical Applications} }