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The power-wealth investment with running utility objective is homogeneous of degree $\gamma$ in wealth: scaling both wealth and positions by $a>0$ scales the reward by $a^{\gamma }$. Accordingly set $J(w,t)=A(t)w^{\gamma }$. ThenFor completeness the remaining equation is $A^{\prime }+\kappa A+e^{-\rho t}=0$, $A(T)=1$, whereThis confirms $J_{ww}<0$. The constant optimal risky fraction also makes wealth a positive geometric Brownian motion when started positive.

Financially the relative risk aversion coefficient is $1-\gamma$. Increasing $\gamma$ reduces risk aversion, raises the risky fraction, and decreases the bond fraction: its derivative is $-(\mu -r)/[{\sigma }^2(1-\gamma {)}^2]<0$. If the risky fraction is below one, some wealth is lent; at one, none is invested in bonds; above one, $B^{\ast }<0$ represents borrowing to leverage the risky position. As $\gamma \uparrow 1$ the risky fraction becomes unbounded, consistent with the absence of a finite unconstrained optimum for linear utility and positive excess drift. As $\gamma \downarrow 0$ the limiting fraction is $(\mu -r)/{\sigma }^2$, the logarithmic-utility allocation obtained by the appropriately rescaled power-utility limit; the literal objective at $\gamma =0$ would be constant and would not select a unique strategy.