When an investor is faced with a portfolio choice problem, the number of possible assets and the various combinations and proportions in which each can be held can seem overwhelming. In this course, you’ll learn the basic principles underlying optimal portfolio construction, diversification, and risk management. You’ll start by acquiring the tools to characterize an investor’s risk and return trade-off. You will next analyze how a portfolio choice problem can be structured and learn how to solve for and implement the optimal portfolio solution. Finally, you will learn about the main pricing models for equilibrium asset prices.
This course is part of the Investment and Portfolio Management Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Module 1- Introduction & Risk and Return
Module 2: Portfolio construction and diversification
Module 3: Mean-variance preferences
Module 4: Optimal capital allocation and portfolio choice
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