Sebastien Betermier, McGill University

Research

asset pricing factor-based investing household finance portfolio allocation finance asset allocation general equilibrium anomalies

Latest funding

Designing Resilient Pension Systems
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$262,849
Investigating investor portfolio holdings to understand the risk-return relations in capital markets
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$16,410
Investigating investor portfolio holdings to understand the risk-return relations in capital markets
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$31,077

All 5 grants and awards

Designing Resilient Pension Systems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Garlappi, Lorenzo

$262,849

Investigating investor portfolio holdings to understand the risk-return relations in capital markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Betermier, Sebastien

Keywords: asset pricing; factor-based investing; household finance; portfolio allocation

$16,410

Investigating investor portfolio holdings to understand the risk-return relations in capital markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Betermier, Sebastien

Keywords: asset pricing; factor-based investing; household finance; portfolio allocation

$31,077

A supply and demand approach to equity pricing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Betermier, Sebastien

Keywords: finance; asset pricing; asset allocation; general equilibrium; anomalies

$68,000

Asset pricing anomalies under the microscope

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Betermier, Sebastien

Keywords: finance; asset pricing; asset allocation; hedging; human capital; anomalies

$132,580

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: asset pricing Dear Professor Betermier, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on asset pricing connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Investigating investor portfolio holdings to understand the risk-return relations in capital markets" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]