Finance

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Main article portfolio (finance)

In finance, a portfolio is a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. Holding but not always a portfolio is part of an investment and risk-limiting strategy called diversification. By owning several assets, certain types of risk (in particular specific risk) can be reduced.

Management and marketing

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In strategic management and marketing, a portfolio is a collection of products, services, or brands that are offered for sale by a company. In building up a product portfolio a company can use various analytical techniques including B.C.G. Analysis, contribution margin analysis, G.E. Multi Factoral analysis,and Quality Function Deployment. Typically a company tries to achieve both diversification and balance in their portfolio of product offerings.

Many portfolio optimization algorithms are based on MPT or Modern Portfolio Theory. The most commonly used method is Mean-Variance optimization where portfolio allocations aim at maximizing the profit while constraining the risk.

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NYT > Television

Television Review: A New Detective in the Drawing Room
By MIKE HALE Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:19:21 -0000
Julia McKenzie will have some convincing to do in the new season of “Miss Marple,” which begins on Sunday on PBS’s “Masterpiece Mystery!”
Arts, Briefly: ‘Mentalist’ Wins for CBS
By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by BEN SISARIO Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:49:43 -0000
A rerun of “The Mentalist” at 10 p.m. delivered CBS the largest audience in prime time on Thursday as 9.7 million viewers tuned in to the crime show.
Arts, Briefly: Leno Wins Web Ruling
Compiled by BEN SISARIO Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:09 -0000
Jay Leno has won a cybersquatting case against a Texas real estate agent who was found to have misused the domain name thejaylenoshow.com to direct people to his own Web site.

L.A. Times - Movie News

'Harry Potter': Dan Radcliffe talks about life at Hogwarts
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:07:48 -0700
An exclusive interview with the world s richest working teen.
At Outfest, redefining gay film
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
This year's festival includes movies by LBGT filmmakers who are broadening the milieu of their stories. In "La Mission," screening Thursday as the opening night film of Outfest, Benjamin Bratt plays a tough San Francisco ex-con grappling with acceptance of his gay son. Written and directed by the star's brother, Peter Bratt, the film had its premiere this year at the Sundance Film Festival and is indicative of a growing shift at Outfest away from pro forma coming-out stories and toward programming that locates gay themes and issues within a broader social landscape.
Can 'Half-Blood Prince' break Oscars curse?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:47 -0700
Somehow, "Potter" just can't enchant Oscar voters.

Billboard.com

Exclusive: How Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Changed The Music Business
Gail Mitchell and Melinda Newman, L.A. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:12:00 -0000
In the early '80s, Michael Jackson boosted the music industry and set a new benchmark for blockbusters.
Michael Jackson On Track For More Billboard Charts Records
Keith Caulfield, L.A. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:12:00 -0000
After his record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will continue to shake up the charts next week, too.
Michael Jackson and MTV: M Once Stood For Michael
Ayala Ben-Yehuda, L.A. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:00 -0000
Video thrilled the radio star: Michael Jackson made MTV and convinced everyone to buy a VCR.

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