Modern Portfolio Theory: Papers

A trail of 5 pages, marked with comments, by Readndigest
About this trail:

This trail tells about different aspects of the Portfolio Management Theory as appeared in various papers over a period of time.

5 marks in this trail
1
Read an abstract of the paper by William Goetzmann of the Yale School of Management and Andrey Ukhov of Indiana University Bloomington. The  paper explores whether the British investors benefitted from overseas investing in the 19th century. The modern portfolio theory is used to revisit the issue.
2
These papers were published in the late seventies. Read about the assumptions made by this theory, the anomalies and the relation between risk and returns.
3

This paper by Orman and Duggant demonstrates how E&P companies can use portfolio-optimaztion methods to determine a mix of projects that provide minimum risk for a given level of return.

4

This paper by Jon Kulik is based largely on the concepts of the modern portfolio theory. It first compares alternative perspectives and practical considerations relevant to all methodologies

5
This paper by Zinkhan Christian published by Society of Amercan Foresters says only that portion of risk that cannot be diversified by investors is relevant. It shows how timberland investements offer risk reduction for diversified portfolios.

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