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Consumer and Producer Behavior — Utility Theory and Risk-Return Tradeoffs
Investing is consumer optimization in disguise. Investors maximize utility — risk-adjusted return — subject to budget constraints, with indifference curves mapping the tradeoff between expected return and portfolio volatility, and the efficient frontier marking the optimal combinations. Diminishing marginal utility of wealth explains risk aversion. This module shows why understanding your own utility function is the foundation of building a portfolio you can actually hold through a bear market.
⏱ 17 minModule F3.4
// What you'll learn
- Investing is consumer optimization in disguise.
- Investors maximize utility — risk-adjusted return — subject to budget constraints, with indifference curves mapping the tradeoff between expected return and portfolio volatility, and the efficient frontier marking the optimal combinations.
- Diminishing marginal utility of wealth explains risk aversion.
- This module shows why understanding your own utility function is the foundation of building a portfolio you can actually hold through a bear market.
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