The project is concerned with the analysis of the key issues in the
construction and management of portfolio. It therefore looked at
the issues that should engage an investor’s mind when building a
portfolio.
Areas of particular attention were:
1. Diversification across industry and
2. Asset Allocation.
The significance of this problem – Efficient Portfolio construction
– lies in the question, is diversification across industry and asset
allocation worth any effort and time to investors? The information
gathered from three brokerage firms and carefully analyzed
provided answer to the above question.
Therefore the conclusion that, an investor’s time and effort will not
be in vain, if he allow the idea of portfolio diversification and asset
allocation to guide his investment decision and that this can best be
achieved through active portfolio management.
The use of Computer Programme is recommended as and integral
part of modern portfolio theory. And, that Efficient Portfolio
Management can only be achieved when the capital market is well
developed in providing the information need of the users.