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About the Course

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. Learners will: • Develop risk and return measures for portfolio of assets • Understand the main insights from modern portfolio theory based on diversification • Describe and identify efficient portfolios that manage risk effectively • Solve for portfolio with the best risk-return trade-offs • Understand how risk preference drive optimal asset allocation decisions • Describe and use equilibrium asset pricing models....

Top reviews

MK

Feb 1, 2021

The course was very comprehensive and easy to understand. The instructors made sure that they are giving the information in a way that won't make me confused. Thank you so much for this great course!

JC

Mar 2, 2020

I love how Dr O teach by telling a story. Her Teaching technique is different from the college boring classes that I have been.

I wish she offer more courses.

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By Emmanuel B K

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Dec 18, 2017

Excellent Course!

Thanks to Dr. O!

By 高鑫禄 ( X

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Sep 16, 2018

very good but with some mistakes

By Kristian B

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Apr 4, 2020

Very useful, kudos to Doctor O.

By Antonius F G

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Jan 13, 2018

Informative and mind opening.

By Ankita B

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Nov 20, 2023

It was really very good.

By Azzahraa A

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Dec 13, 2022

Quite in depth learning

By Alipta S

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Nov 23, 2023

It was really good.

By Karampatos G

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Apr 22, 2018

Excellent course !

By SHAMSHAD A

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Sep 25, 2020

Excellent Course!

By Ahmed Y

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Apr 15, 2020

Enrichment course

By Pedro A M A

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May 14, 2021

Excellent course

By Artem T

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May 30, 2019

Great, thank you

By Everth V J

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Jun 12, 2017

Excellent course

By Miao H

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May 30, 2017

fabulous lecture

By Kiko S

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Dec 26, 2017

Outstanding!!!

By Lautaro P

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Nov 27, 2018

great course!

By Deleted A

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Jun 24, 2017

Hey its great

By Mario P L B

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Jan 1, 2020

Really good

By Pavan M

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Nov 8, 2020

wonderfull

By JOHN M G

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Dec 26, 2019

Very good!

By Подлипалин Р Ю

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Apr 28, 2021

The best!

By Ananya s

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Nov 21, 2023

its good

By GM F M

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Nov 1, 2019

Vey Good

By Herman A L d S

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Mar 24, 2018

Excelent

By Nicolas I S

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Aug 27, 2020

Amazing