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