One of the clients of Al-Barka Financial Services, a brokerage company in Oman, consulted its financial advisor Mr. Ahmed to seek advice on his future investment in Muscat Securities Market for a period of 2 years. Due to the pandemic situation, Mr. Ahmed recommended to this client a portfolio composed by two (2) traded stocks in Muscat Securities Market. Each stock belongs to a specific sector. Questions:

1) Do you think Mr. Ahmed advice is correct?

2) Specify the possible explicit objectives for the suggested investment.

3) On behalf of Mr. Ahmed, identify and justify the final asset mix for the selected portfolio with the help of a short fundamental anaylsis of the suggested equity shares. Note: the total amount to be invested by the client is OMR 9,000.

4) Evaluate the risk and return of the portfolio

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

a Yes The recommended portfolio is a diversified portfolio which is appropriate to take in this pand... View the full answer