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modern portfolio theory

mathematical framework for assembling a portfolio of assets such that the expected return is maximized for a given level of risk, defined as variance
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modern portfolio theory

Summary

modern portfolio theory is an economic theory[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of economic_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (873 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • modern portfolio theory's instance of is recorded as economic theory[3].
  • modern portfolio theory's developer is recorded as Harry Markowitz[4].
  • modern portfolio theory's Commons category is recorded as Portfolio theory[5].
  • modern portfolio theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/036ssc[6].
  • modern portfolio theory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph180952[7].
  • modern portfolio theory's facet of is recorded as portfolio investment[8].
  • modern portfolio theory's defining formula is recorded as \operatorname{E}(R_p) = \sum_i w_i \operatorname{E}(R_i) \quad[9].
  • modern portfolio theory's Quora topic ID is recorded as Modern-Portfolio-Theory[10].
  • modern portfolio theory's ESCO skill ID is recorded as bcadc519-00f4-43bc-9373-054f4ac717cb[11].
  • modern portfolio theory's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].
  • modern portfolio theory's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 9725762[13].
  • modern portfolio theory's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 포트폴리오 이론[14].
  • modern portfolio theory's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C9725762[15].

Why It Matters

modern portfolio theory ranks in the top 8% of economic_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (873 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Harry Markowitz

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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