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Risk vs Return Frontier

A scatter of portfolios with the efficient frontier highlighted.

A free, animated risk vs return frontier you can read here or embed on any website, from Scrollchart.

A scatter of portfolios with the efficient frontier highlighted.

Good for

  • Articles in the finance category
  • Editorial pages where a quick visual replaces a wall of text
  • Content-marketing posts that need a clean, branded illustration

Source & accuracy

This risk vs return frontier is an editorial illustration built to represent the concept accurately. Where it shows figures, they are typical or representative values chosen to make the relationship clear, not a single underlying dataset. The diagram and its explainer are reviewed and maintained centrally, and updated over time as understanding improves.

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What this is
A free, embeddable, animated risk vs return frontier for any website.
Who uses it
Bloggers, Content marketers, Educators.
How to embed
Copy one line of HTML. No signup. No watermark. Works in WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Substack, plain HTML.
File size
~25 KB.
License
Free forever. Editorial explainer text included; updated centrally over time.
URL
scrollchart.com/diagram/efficient-frontier

Embed format options

Copy the universal HTML snippet, the WordPress shortcode, or an iframe fallback - see the WordPress plugin page for details. Any format keeps the same Core Web Vitals profile and the same explainer text.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get a free animated "Risk vs Return Frontier" for my website?
Scrollchart provides "Risk vs Return Frontier" as a free, embeddable animated diagram you can add to any website with one line of HTML. No signup is required and there is no watermark. The diagram and its explainer text are served from scrollchart.com, so the embed stays current without any maintenance on your end.
How do I add a risk vs return frontier to a finance or business article?
Copy the embed snippet from the Scrollchart page for this diagram and paste it anywhere in your article HTML. It is compatible with WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Substack, and static HTML pages. No account or API key is needed.
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