To reduce risk it is necessary to avoid a portfolio whose securities are all highly correlated with each other. One hundred securities whose returns rise and fall in near unison afford little protection than the uncertain return of a single… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
It's like a crapshoot in Las Vegas, except in Las Vegas the odds are with the house. As for the market, the odds are… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
To reduce risk it is necessary to avoid a portfolio whose securities are all highly correlated with each other. One hundred securities whose returns… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most important job of a financial advisor is to get their clients in the right place on the efficient frontier in their… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
In choosing a portfolio, investors should seek broad diversification, Further, they should understand that equities--and corporate bonds also--involve risk; that markets inevitably fluctuate; and… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor with protections… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
We next consider the rule that the investor does or should consider expected return a desirable thing and variance of return an undesirable thing. — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
