Too many investors ignore risk and volatility, and focus exclusively on growth. The efficient frontier illustrates a balanced approach to maximize growth with responsible risk. This chart can be used ...

I use a form of the Efficient Frontier (EF) from Modern Portfolio Theory that allocates non-negative weights to a proposed portfolio. Using FAANG as a metric, the returns on test ‘portfolios’ since ...

Efficient frontier diagrams do not actually show the asset allocations of portfolios on the efficient frontier, but this information is also available. Exhibit 1.3 provides an example of ten ...

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If there is a portfolio that is superior to the efficient frontier, that means that your efficient frontier is not in fact the efficient frontier. I thought that was pretty obvious, but it's not to ...

Most investors make an important mistake when they're building their investment portfolio, and it can be a costly one. Luckily, we can all take valuable insights from an important chart that's used by ...