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The present value is imprecise due to the fact that it is modelled with the use of oriented fuzzy numbers. In such a case, the expected discount factor is also an oriented fuzzy number. The main objective of this paper is to conduct a portfolio analysis consisting of the instruments with the present value estimated as a trapezoidal oriented fuzzy number. We consider the portfolio elements as being positively and negatively oriented. We test their discount factor. Due to the fact that adding oriented fuzzy numbers is not associative, a weighted sum of positively oriented discount factors and a weighted sum of negatively oriented factors is calculated and consequently a portfolio discount factor is obtained as a weighted addition of both sums. Also, the imprecision risk of the obtained investment portfolio is estimated using measures of energy and entropy. 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