CONCEPT GENERALIZATION:

MAXIMAL CE-VALUE FRONTIER

TRADITIONAL:   Vary aspiration return level from min to max

Get:  MEAN-VARIANCE EFFICIENT FRONTIER

MODERN:   Vary risk tolerance from 0 to infinity

Get:  MAXIMAL CE-VALUE FRONTIER

THEOREM:

For the classical portfolio optimization problem under normal assumptions, the

MEAN-VARIANCE EFFICIENT FRONTIER

IS EQUIVALENT TO THE

MAXIMAL CE-VALUE FRONTIER.

 

Note:  For Asymmetric and multiple-scenario portfolio models, the two frontiers may be radically different.

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