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In portfolio management, what is the significance of the 'efficient frontier'?

The efficient frontier is a set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a given level of risk, or the lowest risk for a given expected

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Question: In portfolio management, what is the significance of the 'efficient frontier'?

Answer options:

  • It represents portfolios that offer the lowest risk for a given rate of return. ✅ It represents portfolios that offer the highest return for a given level of risk.
  • It represents the combination of a risk-free asset and an optimal risky portfolio.
  • It is the set of all possible portfolios that can be formed from available assets.

Correct answer: It represents portfolios that offer the highest return for a given level of risk.

Explanation: The efficient frontier is a set of optimal portfolios that offer the highest expected return for a given level of risk, or the lowest risk for a given expected return. Portfolios below the efficient frontier are suboptimal.

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