International Journal of Marketing & Financial Management

International Journal of Marketing & Financial Management

Print ISSN : 2349 –2546

Online ISSN : 2348 –3954

Frequency : Monthly

Current Issue : Volume 2 , Issue 1
Jan-Feb 2014

CONSTRUCTING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO: AN ANALYSIS OF PRICING OF SECURITIES

Dr. Keshav Gupta*, Ms. Ritika Gupta**

*Associate Professor, Department Of Commerce, Satyawati College(Evening), Delhi University, Delhi, India                   **Assistant Professor, Department Of Commerce, Satyawati College(Evening), Delhi University, Delhi, India

DOI : Page No : 150-171

Published Online : 2014-02-28

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Abstract:

An investment portfolio is a collection of assets owned by an individual or by an institution. An investor's portfolio can include real estate and so-called "hard" assets, such as gold bars. But most investment portfolios, particularly portfolios that are assembled to pay for a retirement, are made up mainly of securities, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money market funds and exchange traded funds. The Objectives of the study is to explore application of financial modeling in selection of securities portfolio. The  stress has been given to check validity of CAPM model. Data was collected from various sites, research journals, and other references.

Keywords: Investment Portfolio, Security, Hard" Assets, CAPM