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capital allocation line

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Capital Allocation Line - CAL

A line created in a graph of all possible combinations of risky and risk-free assets. Also known as the "reward-to-variability ratio".

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The graph displays to investors the return they can make by taking on a certain level of risk.

Related Links

Achieving Optimal Asset Allocation
A Guide To Portfolio Construction

See also: Efficient Frontier, Expected Return, Modern Portfolio Theory - MPT, Portfolio, Risk, Risk/Return Tradeoff

Also spelled: CAL

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