1. The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios Open Access Author: Sears, Eric Daniel Title: The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: lazy portfolioasset allocationactive investingpassive investingefficient frontierregression analysisdiversificationSharpe ratio File: Download Eric_Sears_The_Lazy_Portfolio.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michelle Lowry, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorChris Muscarella, Faculty Reader