2007-03-16 01:55:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-03-16 01:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning Of The Word Portfolio
2016-12-17 14:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by ruple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portfolio (finance), a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. Holding a portfolio is often part of an investment and risk-limiting strategy called diversification. By owning several assets, certain types of risk (in particular specific risk) can be reduced. There are also portfolios which are aimed at taking high risks - these are called concentrated portfolios.
In strategic management and marketing, a portfolio is a collection of products, projects, services, or brands that are offered for sale by a company. In building up a product portfolio a company can use various analytical techniques including B.C.G. Analysis, contribution margin analysis, G.E. Multi Factoral analysis,and Quality Function Deployment.
In education, portfolio refers to a personal collection of information describing and documenting a person’s achievements and learning. There is a variety of portfolios ranging from learning logs to extended collections of achievement evidence. Portfolios are used for many different purposes such as accreditation of prior experience, job search, continuing professional development, certification of competences.
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2007-03-17 22:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by Neha Mathew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-In finance, a portfolio is a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. Holding a portfolio is part of an investment and risk-limiting strategy called diversification. By owning several assets, certain types of risk (in particular specific risk) can be reduced. The assets in the portfolio could include stocks, bonds, options, warants, gold certificates, real estate, futures contracts, production facilities, or any other item that is expected to retain its value.
-Holding of diverse securities and financial assets by an individual or institution. A portfolio could contain, for example, stocks, bonds or stock and bond funds.
-The entire combination of securities or investments an individual or institution holds. A portfolio can contain a variety of government and company bonds, preferred and common stocks from different businesses and other types of securities and assets.
-A systematic and organized collection of a student's work that exhibits to others the direct evidence of a student's efforts, achievements, and progress over a period of time. The collection should involve the student in selection of its contents, and should include information about the performance criteria, the rubric or criteria for judging merit, and evidence of student self-reflection or evaluation.
-A combined holding of more than one stock, bond, commodity, real estate investment, cash equivalent, or other asset by an individual or institutional investor. The purpose of the portfolio is to reduce risk by diversification.
-A private equity firm will invest in several companies, each of which is known as a portfolio company. The spread of investments into the various target companies is referred to as the portfolio.
Different areas where the word portifolio used.....
- portfolio manager, portfolio management , investment portfolio, portfolio assessment ,modern portfolio theory, portfolio turnover, portfolio loan, portfolio investment efficient portfolio ,zero-beta portfolio
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2007-03-16 03:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by popcandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One entry found.
portfolio
Main Entry: port·fo·lio
Pronunciation: \pȯrt-ˈfō-lē-ˌō\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -li·os
Etymology: Italian portafoglio, from portare to carry (from Latin) + foglio leaf, sheet, from Latin folium — more at blade
Date: 1722
1: a hinged cover or flexible case for carrying loose papers, pictures, or pamphlets
2[from the use of such a case to carry documents of state] : the office and functions of a minister of state or member of a cabinet
3: the securities held by an investor : the commercial paper held by a financial house (as a bank)
4: a set of pictures (as drawings or photographs) usually bound in book form or loose in a folder
5: a selection of a student's work (as papers and tests) compiled over a period of time and used for assessing performance or progress
2007-03-16 01:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by melissa c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: port·fo·lio
Pronunciation: port-'fO-lE-"O
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -li·os
Etymology: Italian portafoglio, from portare to carry (from Latin) + foglio leaf, sheet, from Latin folium -- more at BLADE
1 : a hinged cover or flexible case for carrying loose papers, pictures, or pamphlets
2 [from the use of such a case to carry documents of state] : the office and functions of a minister of state or member of a cabinet
3 : the securities held by an investor : the commercial paper held by a financial house (as a bank)
4 : a set of pictures (as drawings or photographs) usually bound in book form or loose in a folder
5 : a selection of a student's work (as papers and tests) compiled over a period of time and used for assessing performance or progress
2007-03-16 02:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by Bacti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a gay had a demat a|c then the money of that person in that dematis called as portfolio (pms)
2007-03-16 03:12:41 · answer #7 · answered by doller d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-16 02:21:44 · answer #8 · answered by anuj563 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋