Development of the balanced managerial decision on formation of an investment portfolio for an individual in historical and modern aspects

Different areas of investment activities have been created and mastered throughout all history of human civilization development. The survey of students majoring in Economics and Management has been conducted to identify topical areas of investment activities at the present stage of development of Russian economy. The following investment preferences of individuals are revealed: bank deposits; trust management of capital; common shares; rental activities and purchase of precious metals. In the 20th and 21st cc. scholars offered different methods for development of a balanced managerial decision on forming an investment portfolio. These methods are more acceptable for legal entities. However, for individuals they are difficult to use due to many reasons. Therefore, there is a need for a simpler and more available method. It is suggested to use the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) developed by T. Saaty. The balanced managerial decision on forming an investment portfolio for an individual has been developed as a result of the conducted research using the polling method and the analytic hierarchy process. The profitability for each investment decision is calculated.