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When is an investment portfolio considered to be on the 'efficient frontier'?

The efficient frontier, a concept from Modern Portfolio Theory, represents the set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a defined le

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Question: When is an investment portfolio considered to be on the 'efficient frontier'?

Answer options: ✅ When it offers the highest possible return for a given level of risk.

  • When it contains only risk-free assets.
  • When its returns are perfectly correlated with the market.
  • When the portfolio's standard deviation is zero.

Correct answer: When it offers the highest possible return for a given level of risk.

Explanation: The efficient frontier, a concept from Modern Portfolio Theory, represents the set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a defined level of risk, or the lowest risk for a given level of expected return.

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