# Efficient Frontier

*Risk & Portfolio — Finicade finance glossary*

The set of portfolios that squeeze the most expected return out of each level of risk. Anything below the frontier is leaving return on the table; the whole point of diversification is to push your portfolio up onto it.

**Related terms:** [Portfolio](https://finicade.com/glossary/portfolio), [Diversification](https://finicade.com/glossary/diversification), [CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)](https://finicade.com/glossary/capm), [Sharpe Ratio](https://finicade.com/glossary/sharpe-ratio)

**Taught in:** Charter Climb — CAPM & the Efficient Frontier

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/efficient-frontier