In 1952, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) was developed by Professor Harry Markowitz, in his paper ‘Portfolio Selection’ (Journal of Finance 7, no 1, March 1952: 77-91). This basic portfolio model suggested that the variance of the rate of return is a significant measure of portfolio risk under a certain set of assumptions related to investor [...]
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Finance professionals assess Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) for investors
December 29th, 2009 
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