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Economics has been called the “dismal science,” a description inspired in part by the 18th-century English economist Thomas Malthus’ gloomy prediction that population will always grow faster than the food supply, dooming mankind to unending poverty and hardship. However, other economists, such as Adam Smith, painted a more positive picture for mankind through specialization of

“Mandate impact disclosure to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and accelerate behavioural change in capital markets”...

And what look to be the best.

Freddie Lait, CIO of Latitude Investment Management, dives into absolute return

To help manage risks and possibly boost returns, everyday investors should think about including alt investments in their portfolios. Here’s how to apply the principles of Modern Portfolio Theory to pursue broader diversification.

Portfolio selection rules on evaluating risk used to pick 50 reefs as ‘arks’ best able to survive climate crisis and revive coral elsewhere.

Nobel prize-winning economic theory used by investors is showing early signs of helping save threatened coral reefs, scientists say. Researchers at Australia’s University of Queensland used modern portfolio theory (MPT), a mathematical framework developed by the economist Harry Markowitz in the 1950s to help risk-averse investors maximize returns, to identify the 50 reefs or coral sanctuaries around the world that are most likely to survive the climate crisis and be able to repopulate other re...

Australian scientists employ modern portfolio theory to target conservation priorities and generate a list of fifty priority coral reefs .

Portfolio selection rules on evaluating risk used to pick 50 reefs as ‘arks’ best able to survive climate crisis and revive coral elsewhere

In some cases, over-diversifying could hurt your portfolio performance.