Investment
Distribution
Return
Probability Return
Probability Return
Probability Return
Probability Return
Probability Return
Probability
8%
Expected return
Standard deviation of the return
10%
8.00%
8%
0.25
6%
0.5
10%
0.25
9%
0.25
10%
0.5
14%
0.5
12%
0.5
13%
0.5
12%
0.25
14%
0.25
15%
0.25
10.00%
10.00%
10.00%
12.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
1.414%
4.00%
1.414%
2.18%
10.3923
10.4881
10.4879
10.4864
10.5828
10.6061
-25
W = Wo + Return = 100 + x
The Utility = U(W)
-20
-15
-10
-5
10
15
20
25
30
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
8.6603
8.9443
9.2195
9.4868
9.7468
10.0000
10.2470
10.4881
10.7238
10.9545
11.1803
11.4018
0.2840
0.2753
0.2673
0.2600
0.2532
0.2470
0.2411
0.2357
0.2306
0.2259
0.2214
U(W) = W
11.50
11.00
10.50
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
W