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Risk, Uncertainty, Profits, and Modern Portfolio Theory

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While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with risk management.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/risk-uncertainty-profits-and-modern-portfolio-theory

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