1. MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Open Access Author: Baccash, Nicholas G. Title: MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceInvestingMarkowitzSharpe RatioInternational EquityEmerging Markets File: Download Nick_Baccash_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorTimothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Equity Mutual Funds: A Risk-adjusted Performance Analysis of Loads vs. No-loads Open Access Author: Weber, Daniel Eric Title: Equity Mutual Funds: A Risk-adjusted Performance Analysis of Loads vs. No-loads Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: mutual fundloadno-loadSharpe RatioCarhart Four-Factor Model File: Download Daniel_E._Weber_Honors_Thesis_Final_4.3.14.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor