We previously covered AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB ) in June and, in this article, we provide six reasons why we are maintaining our hold recommendation on the security. Briefly, the six reasons are: (a) an insufficient risk-reward relationship as comparedI am a CFA charterholder and a CIPM certificant. Professionally, I assist firms comply with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). The GIPS Standards has to do with how investment performance is calculated and presented by asset mana ...