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  1. Ultra-Modern Portfolio Theory, Part 2

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    Thu, 17 May 2012

    The study of portfolio design among multiple investments began with Harry Markowitz in 1952, eventually resulting in the formalized “Portfolio Theory” (or Classic Portfolio Theory, CPT). Still, recent

  2. Ultra-Modern Portfolio Theory, Part 1

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    Thu, 17 May 2012

    portfolio design among multiple investments began with Harry Markowitz in 1952, eventually resulting in the formalized ..... Portfolio Theory (CPT) did not come about until Harry Markowitz published his paper “Portfolio Selection,” which

  3. 5 Myths of the Post-Financial Crisis World

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    Wed, 21 Mar 2012

    cannot be increased without an increase in risk and visa versa. The limitations of MPT—as first formulated by Harry Markowitz in 1952— lay not in its principles but in the maths that he used. The maths simply could not handle the sort of

  4. Building a Smart Portfolio

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    Fri, 16 Mar 2012

    of investment styles, the best balance between risk and caution. But putting such a portfolio together is tough. Harry Markowitz , a Nobel Prize winner, created the modern framework for asset allocation with his Modern Portfolio Theory, which

  5. Beating a Deadly Trap: The One Beloved Stock

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    Fri, 27 Jan 2012

    to offset the asset that gets slammed. This ancient precept got an intellectual veneer in the 1950s when scholar Harry Markowitz formulated Modern Portfolio Theory. The theory, which won Markowitz the Nobel Prize in 1990, shows how to balance

  6. "Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make" -- A Gem

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    Mon, 28 Nov 2011

    and reward of their portfolio. Risk can be defined as the probability of not achieving your financial objective. Harry Markowitz demonstrated that one could add risky, but low correlating, assets to a portfolio and increase returns without increasing

  7. "Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make"

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    Sun, 27 Nov 2011

    and reward of their portfolio. Risk can be defined as the probability of not achieving your financial objective. Harry Markowitz demonstrated that one could add risky, but low correlating, assets to a portfolio and increase returns without increasing

  8. Rethinking Total Equity Market Exposure

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    Fri, 21 Oct 2011

    that we believe is more relevant to their longer-term capital appreciation needs. [1] This is a key component of Harry Markowitz ’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory. [2] Book value is the sum of capital surplus, common stock and retained

  9. The Trouble With Quants

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    Wed, 3 Aug 2011

    investors fled from the imploding strategies. As Harry Markowitz stated in the middle of the crisis, “...the layers of financially ..... Perils of Financial Innovation , New York: Wiley. Harry Markowitz , 2008 “ The Father of Portfolio Theory on the Crisis

  10. James Tobin’s Advice: Look ‘Anywhere Insight May Be Found’

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    Mon, 7 Feb 2011

    Because of my past letters you may even recognize Harry Markowitz or David Swensen and their influences on investment ..... modern portfolio theory. Mr. Tobin, together with Harry Markowitz , developed the mean-variance approach to portfolio

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