• Dr. O'Hara will contribute the maximum allowable yearly contribution to his newly established private practice 401(k) plan, which will also be managed and monitored by ABC. The account is to be funded with only one well-performing mutual fund. The fund investment objectives must include the ability to earn market returns consistently and minimal yearly management fees.
• A sum of $30,000 is to be earmarked for Dr. O'Hara's upcoming wedding and honeymoon trip in June of next year. Dr. O'Hara wants this portion invested in a very safe place with no expense, sales, or early withdrawal charges.
• Dr. O'Hara is also planning to assist his nephew with medical school expenses in 3 years. To this end, he wants $60,000 earmarked in an account with higher than current certificate of deposit or money market rates but minimal market volatility.
• Dr. O'Hara's average, long-term (5 years and on) minimum required rate on equity investments is 9%.
• Dr. O'Hara's risk tolerance questionnaire indicates that he is a moderately aggressive investor.

Assignment:

1. Construct an asset allocation model for Dr. O'Hara given his financial objectives and risk tolerance level.

• Explain and defend the rationale behind recommending the model.
• The asset allocation must have between 3 and 5 asset classes.

1. Recommend a suitable investment alternative for Dr. O'Hara's wedding and his nephew's tuition assistance objectives.

• Thoroughly explain and defend your recommendations.

1. Recommend a suitable mutual fund for Dr. O'Hara's 401(k) plan. Provide detailed information about the fund, including the following:

• The name of the fund
• Its portfolio manager's name, experience, and qualifications
• Its investment philosophy and strategy
• How long this fund been in existence
• Its current NAV
• Its yearly management fees, which must not exceed 1% of amount invested
• The fund's 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year returns*
• An assessment of some of the risks involved in investing in this fund

1. *Please donotpick a mutual fund that has been in existence for less than 5 years because it may not have an established track record. Providing a link to a fund Web page is not an acceptable substitute for your executive summary for the client.
2. Assuming a risk-free rate of 4%, the following data were derived after a close examination of Dr. O'Hara's IRA mutual fund portfolio:Fund
3. Average Annual Return
4. Beta
5. Franklin Domestic Fund
6. 0.078
7. 0.950
8. Scudder Pacific Basin Fund
9. 0.125
10. 1.250
11. American Mortgage Securities Fund
12. 0.0750
13. 0.25

Using the Treynor ratio (also known as theTreynor measure), which fund has the best risk-adjusted performance? Show your calculations.