In 1992, I remember thinking: compact discs are here to stay. They sound great; they’re more durable than records, 8-tracks or cassette tapes, and they’re vastly easier to store and carry around. With ...

Investing can be complicated with many moving parts, but modern portfolio theory (MPT) is a valuable tool to piece them together efficiently. If you've ever wondered how to construct a well-balanced ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Modern portfolio theory (MPT) was first defined by Harry Markowitz with his paper, “Portfolio Selection,” which appeared in the 1952 Journal of Finance. While MPT and management began ...

Investing can often feel like navigating a maze of endless options and ever-shifting market conditions. This is where the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) comes in, offering a roadmap for making smarter ...

“You, Harry Markowitz, brought math into the investment process with your 1952 article and 1959 book. It is fancy math that brought on this crisis. What makes you think now that you can solve it?” ...

The efficient frontier is defined as the set of portfolios which maximizes expected return for a given level of risk. The theory was developed by Nobel laureate and economist, Harry Markowitz, and has ...