It is believed that diversity is good for our society, but is it good for financial markets? In particular, does the diversity with respect to beliefs among investors reduce the market risk of risky assets? The current paper aims to answer this question. Within the standard mean-variance...

Usually in financial textbooks and courses the theory of portfolio selection is taught in a strictly theoretical way. There is a model (Markowitz) that stipulates that an investor has preferences and that she will choose the best portfolio, given her preference curves and an efficient frontier....

The endogeneity of the efficient frontier in the mean-variance model of portfolio selection is commonly obscured in the portfolio selection literature and in widely used textbooks. The authors demonstrate this endogeneity and discuss the impact of parameter changes on the mean-variance efficient...