A portfolio, in simple words, is a combination of assets. Portfolio theory shows how an investor can achieve his optimal portfolio position. The theory is based on its fundamental postulate that the value of the investor is a function of two factors; mean return and variance (or its square root; the variance) of return. For this reason, it is also described as the mean-variance portfolio theory, or two-parameter portfolio theory. The investor is believed to choose a higher mean return to a lower one, and select a lower variance of return to a higher one.The predictable return on a portfolio is






















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