An active portfolio management technique that focuses on advantageous selection of particular stock rather than on broad asset allocation choices.

Refers to the selection of individual securities in an investment portfolio from within an asset class.

The selection of specific securities within individual asset classes. Stock selection is typically described as bottom-up and takes place after asset allocation decisions have been made. For instance, once a UK equity portfolio manager has decided upon a sector allocation strategy, stocks will be selected for overweight or underweight positions depending on whether they are regarded as under-valued or over-valued.

Stopped Strong form of the EMT

A way-of investing that concentrates on choosing shares in a company solely on its intrinsic worth.

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