Separation property - The property that portfolio choice can be separated into two independent tasks: 1) determination of the optimal risky portfolio, which is a purely mathematical problem, and 2) the personal choice of the best mix of the optimal risky portfolio and the risk-free asset which depends on a persons risk aversion.
Separation property : the property that portfolio choice can be separated into two independent tasks: 1) determination of the optimal risky portfolio, which is a purely mathematical problem, and 2) the personal choice of the best mix of the optimal risky portfolio and the risk-free asset which depends on a persons risk aversion.