Process of Portfolio Management

Apr 01, 2022

In simple words, Portfolio management is an art of establishing the best investment strategy for a person in terms of lowest risk and highest return.

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Portfolio management steps:

  • Objectives and Constraints identification
  • Process of selecting asset mix
  • Portfolio strategy formulation
  • Analysis of securities
  • Execution of portfolio
  • Revision of portfolio
  • Evaluation of portfolio

 

1. Objectives and Constraints identification

Identifying the limitations and objectives is the first stage in the portfolio management process. First and foremost, portfolio management should concentrate on the investor's goals and limitations. An investor's dream may be to generate income with the least risk, increase capital, or save for the future. 

2. Process of selecting asset mix

The correlation between securities must be explicitly defined in this step. It may include preference, equity, bonds, and other securities in a portfolio. Investor's risk tolerance and investment limit is determined by the percentage of mix

3. Portfolio strategy formulation

Two approaches used for developing a portfolio management are:

 

4. Analysis of securities

Securities for the portfolio are evaluated in terms of their pricing, potential return, and related risks, among other factors. As ROI is linked to the risk associated with safety, security analysis helps understand the type and quantity of risk associated with a particular security in the market.

5. Execution of portfolio

The implementation of a portfolio plan follows the selection of assets for investment in the following step of the portfolio management process. The word "Execution of portfolio" includes programmed buying and selling of specific assets. Because it impacts investment, the execution of a portfolio is one of the most crucial stages in portfolio management.

6.Revision of Portfolio

A crucial step is portfolio modification. A portfolio manager must continually evaluate and review scripts per market conditions. Portfolio adjustment can include adding or removing items, shifting from one stock to another and changing from stocks to bonds.

7. Evaluation of portfolio

Portfolio performance evaluation is another crucial element in portfolio management. The portfolio manager must evaluate the portfolio's performance over a set period. Portfolio advantages and disadvantages, risk and return criteria to publicly stated investment objectives, or some mixes of these elements are all part of the performance evaluation process.

Performance evaluation provides valuable feedback for increasing the effectiveness of the portfolio management process.

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