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What is Modern Portfolio Theory and Portfolio Risk?

Andrew Stolz

Definition of Modern Portfolio Theory. A theory presented in 1952 by Harry Markowitz on how risk-averse investors can create portfolios to maximize the return on investments based on the optimal levels of risk. Beta is the risk statistic used to compare the portfolio’s exposure to systematic risk to that of the market.

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