Thomas has a five-stock portfolio that has a market value equal to $400,000. The portfolios beta is

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Thomas has a five-stock portfolio that has a market value equal to $400,000. The portfolio’s beta is 1.5. Thomas is considering selling a particular stock to help pay some university expenses. The stock is valued at $100,000, and if he sells it, the portfolio’s beta will increase to 1.8. What is the beta of the stock Thomas is considering selling?

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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Principles of Finance

ISBN: 978-1285429649

6th edition

Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene F. Brigham

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