If you’re an investor, then you owe a word of gratitude to the late Nobel Prize laureate Harry Markowitz and his work on Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). The development and subsequent implementation of ...

Modern portfolio theory (MPT) is an investing strategy that looks to maximize returns. After all, we like making money, but we dislike losing money even more. Generally speaking, of course. That was ...

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 ...

Ready for a quick pop quiz? What do the following five items have in common? The first KFC franchise; the beginning of the diet soda era; Modern Portfolio Theory; the first video recording; and the ...

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 ...