Portfolio variance is a measurement of risk, of how the aggregate actual returns of a set of securities making up a portfolio fluctuate over time. This portfolio variance statistic is calculated using the standard deviations of each security in the portfolio as well as the correlations of each security pair in the portfolio Read more on this free link
What Is Portfolio Return? Portfolio return refers to the gain or loss realized by an investment portfolio containing several types of investmentsRead more on this free link
Risk refers to the variability of possible returns associated with a given investment. Risk, along with the return, is a major consideration in capital budgeting decisions. Higher levels of return are required to compensate for increased levels of risk. In other words, the higher the risk undertaken, the more ample the return Read more on this free link
Mean-Variance Analysis is a technique that investors use to make decisions about financial instruments to invest in, based on the amount of risk that they are willing to accept (risk tolerance)Read more on this free link
What Is a Mean-Variance Analysis? Mean-variance analysis is the process of weighing risk, expressed as variance, against expected return Read more on this free link
Graphing the efficient frontier for a two-stock portfolio in Excel.
The VaR or Value at Risk is a way of measuring the risk of an investment which answers the questions how much might I lose, how likely is this and over what timespan – explained in this video.
Project selection for a portfolio is a pivotal decision in the pharmaceutical industry. In this paper, we study a portfolio optimization problem for pharmaceutical companies considering the uncertainty of each phase of drug development and the specific value of the annual budgetRead more on this free link
A portfolio is an individual or corporate investment that can be managed by financial professionals or financial institutions, such a portfolio may include financial assets, stocks, bonds, and cash held and/or managed by an individual investor. It is designed according to the investor’s risk tolerance, time frame, and investment objectives Read more on this free link
The introduction, examples and limitations of portfolio optimization are explained here Read more on this free link
Portfolio optimization helps you decide how much to invest in a particular stock (within a portfolio) so that you achieve the best possible results in terms of risk and returnRead more on this free link
A technical guide to understanding modern portfolio optimization theory: Portfolio Optimization From ScratchRead more on this free link
The above content states the various applications of portfolio optimization and how the various firms are benefitted Read more on this free link