Portfolio Theory: Risk and Return - Online

This module covers the following topics: Risk, and the role it plays in portfolio management; The relationship between risk and return; and widely-used risk measurement techniques.

This course replicates the content from module 6 of Portfolio Management I - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.


Junior portfolio managers, money managers, research analysts, client services staff, consultants, individual and institutional investors, private bankers and financial advisors, research staff members of pension boards and plan sponsors.
Students will be able to:
  • Define risk, and discuss the role it plays in portfolio management.
  • The Institutional Investor - Online
  • The Individual Investor - Online
  • Money Markets and Portfolio Management - Online
  • Managing Portfolios with Bonds - Online
  • Managing Portfolios with Equities - Online
  • Portfolio theory: Risk and Return
    • The role of risk in portfolio management
    • Relationship between risk and return
    • Risk measurement techniques
    Duration: 1 hour