Investing can be complicated with many moving parts, but modern portfolio theory (MPT) is a valuable tool to piece them together efficiently. If you've ever wondered how to construct a well-balanced ...

Investing can often feel like navigating a maze of endless options and ever-shifting market conditions. This is where the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) comes in, offering a roadmap for making smarter ...

In today’s equity markets, investors face a paradox: share price swings are more dramatic than ever yet often have little to do with a company’s underlying health or earnings. So how can investors ...

The investment landscape has seen some major changes in the last two decades. Financial and technology companies came and went, stock market values soared, plummeted and rebounded, housing derivatives ...

The evolution of the modern portfolio from its humble beginnings Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse range of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Modern portfolio theory (MPT) was first defined by Harry Markowitz with his paper, “Portfolio Selection,” which appeared in the 1952 Journal of Finance. While MPT and management began ...

In the world of Wall Street, 60 years is an eternity. So when a concept like modern portfolio theory remains one of the most popular and successful investing strategies 66 years after it was first ...

Before shifting into further discussion about whether these historical numbers provide the most appropriate assumptions for future market performance, it is worth understanding how to choose an asset ...