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If I have $N$a fixed positive integer $N$ and $N$ i.i.d rv´s. $X_1,X-2,...,X_N$$X_1,X_2,...,X_N$, and parameters $a_i$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{a_i}=1$, it is well known that there is a global maximum of

$f(a_1,a_2,...,a_N)=Eu(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{u(a_iX_i)}$ when$f(a_1,a_2,...,a_N)=E[u\Bigl(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{u(a_iX_i)}\Bigr)]$ give by $a_i=1/n$, for a concave function $u$.

How do I find the maximum if $N$ instead of being fixed is a discrete random variable that takes positive integers.

If I have $N$ fixed positive integer and $N$ i.i.d rv´s. $X_1,X-2,...,X_N$, and parameters $a_i$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{a_i}=1$, it is well known that there is a global maximum of

$f(a_1,a_2,...,a_N)=Eu(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{u(a_iX_i)}$ when $a_i=1/n$, for a concave function $u$.

How do I find the maximum if $N$ instead of being fixed is a discrete random variable that takes positive integers.

If I have a fixed positive integer $N$ and $N$ i.i.d rv´s. $X_1,X_2,...,X_N$, and parameters $a_i$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{a_i}=1$, it is well known that there is a global maximum of

$f(a_1,a_2,...,a_N)=E[u\Bigl(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{u(a_iX_i)}\Bigr)]$ give by $a_i=1/n$, for a concave function $u$.

How do I find the maximum if $N$ instead of being fixed is a discrete random variable that takes positive integers.

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Expectation maximum i.i.d rv´s

If I have $N$ fixed positive integer and $N$ i.i.d rv´s. $X_1,X-2,...,X_N$, and parameters $a_i$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{a_i}=1$, it is well known that there is a global maximum of

$f(a_1,a_2,...,a_N)=Eu(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^N{u(a_iX_i)}$ when $a_i=1/n$, for a concave function $u$.

How do I find the maximum if $N$ instead of being fixed is a discrete random variable that takes positive integers.