Asset-only

Why the following statement is incorrect?

Asset-only approaches can benefit from the use Monte Carlo simulation to assess the likelihood of shortfall risk for retired clients (the risk that they will outlive their assets).

If I was to take a stab I’d say that AO ignores liabilities (future spending) and focuses only on asset return / risk tradeoff.

But monte carlo can be used to determine ruin probabilities. Presumably under an asset-liability management approach.

Voyager hit the nail on the head!

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Tried to get a Homer woohoo gif in there but clearly I’m computer illiterate.

There we go!