Introduction: The Portfolio Optimization Process Needs to Be Revamped. For decades, portfolio optimization has been the pinnacle of modern finance. In the 1950s, with the introduction of Harry ...

Purdue faculty dedicate countless hours to exploring the frontiers of their respective fields, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of academia. To ...

A recent study, “Picking Winners in Factorland: A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Factor Returns,” set out to answer a critical question: Can machine learning techniques improve the prediction ...

Portfolio managers are constantly adapting to the ever-evolving environment of the investing landscape. Shifting market trends, government regulation and macroeconomic factors can all affect the way ...

"What's the difference between mathematical optimization and machine learning?" This is a question that — as the CEO of a mathematical optimization software company — I get asked all the time.