The neo-classical economic theory of the consumer behavior defines a utility function in terms of a global number of characteristics a product process or the result of several purchase activities. Every consumer can be in the context of an inefficient consumption function if the choice of the...

In this paper, we present a multicriterion approach of portfolio comparison and apply it to the selection of a global index fund portfolio using sixteen (16) national stock market indexes. The first algorithm used in the study (ELECTRE IS) solves for the subset of portfolios among which the...

The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors professional fund managers in Québec take into consideration when assessing the riskiness of their investment in common stocks. L’objet de cet article est d’identifier les principaux facteurs que les gestionnaires professionnels de...

The purpose of this paper is to verify if some risk-return characteristics of mutual funds are clearly related to their size. Assuming a multidimensional setting where various funds characteristics can be explicitly and simultaneously considered. The paper applies PROMETHEE methodology, based on...