Dominated assets, the expected utility maxim, and mean-variance portfolio selection

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2006
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Fehr, David
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Southern New Hampshire University
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The purpose of this paper is to consider optimal portfolio selection when a dominated asset is included in the menu of investment opportunities. We will explore whether mean-variance portfolio selection (MV) and expected utility of terminal wealth maximization maxim (EU) make compatible portfolio selection decisions in the presence of a dominating asset. A three asset, three state model is presented to highlight the inconsistency between MV and EU when a dominated asset is present. (Library-derived description)
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