Portfolio Theory: Risk and Return - Online

This introduction to portfolio management theory lays out the different types of investor characteristics and their implications for portfolio construction.

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.
Portfolio theory: Risk and Return
  • The role of risk in portfolio management
  • Relationship between risk and return
  • Risk measurement techniques