Question: Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 17% and a standard deviation of 33%. The T-bill rate is

Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 17% and a standard deviation of 33%. The T-bill rate is 7%.

Your risky portfolio includes the following investments in the given proportions:

Stock A 30 %
Stock B 35 %
Stock C 35 %

Your client decides to invest in your risky portfolio a proportion (y) of his total investment budget with the remainder in a T-bill money market fund so that his overall portfolio will have an expected rate of return of 16%.

a. What is the proportion y? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Proportion y = ?

b. What are your client's investment proportions in your three stocks and the T-bill fund? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Security Investment Proportions
T-Bills ? %
Stock A ? %
Stock B ?%
Stock C ?%

c. What is the standard deviation of the rate of return on your client's portfolio? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Standard deviation ? % per year

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