$1.$ Explain how to measure the Return and Risk.

a$.$ Return: Holding Period Return $($HPR$),$ Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean

b$.$ Risk: Variance, Standard Deviation $($SD$),$ Coefficient of variation, Risk Premium

c$.$ Covariance and Correlation of a Portfolio

d$.$ Risk $($SD$)$ & Return of two$-$asset portfolio with weights

$2.$ What is the Security Market Line?

a$.$ Explain the meaning of the movements along the line in terms of Return and Risk

b$.$ Explain the meaning of the changes in the Slope of the SML changes over time

c$.$ Explain the meaning of the shift up or down of the SML

$3.$ Research and explain the Portfolio Management Process.

$4.$ Explain the inputs to the Investment Policy Statement.

$5.$ Research and explain the Markowitz Portfolio Theory.

$6.$ What is Asset Allocation? Why is it important for Portfolio Management?

$7.$ Explain the Utility Function, Investor Risk Aversion, and Indifference curve.

$8.$ What is the Efficient Frontier? How is it incorporated with the Investor Utility?

$9.$ Explain the concepts of the Capital Allocation

a$.$ Explain y$*,$ the optimal position at the Maximum Utility level for risk$-$averse investors in the risky asset

b$.$ Explain Mean$-$Variance $($M$-$V$)$ Criterion.

c$.$ Explain how to calculate Risk and Return of the complete portfolio if the investment is equally divided btw Risky Assets and Risk$-$free Asset?

d$.$ Explain Reward$-$to$-$volatility ratio $($aka Sharpe ratio$)$

$10.$ Research and explain the Capital Allocation Line $($CAL$)$ and Capital Allocation process across Risky and Risk$-$Free Portfolios in the CAL.