Robert Stockton bought 1 share of Volmart stock for $50. One period later, Volmart paid a...

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Robert Stockton bought 1 share of Volmart stock for $50. One period later, Volmart paid a dividend of $5 per share and, after collecting the dividend, Robert sold the stock for $65. What was the the holding period return on Volmart? The Robertson family wants to invest $1 million with their banker, Francesca. After some conversation she concludes that the Robertson's degree of risk aversion is 5. Francesca recommends to the Robertsons to invest part of their wealth in a risky portfolio P (expected return of 15% and volatility of 20%) and the rest in a one month T bill (rf = 5%). What should be the optimal dollar amount to be invested in the risky portfolio P; the expected return and the volatility of the complete portfolio (resulting by mixing P plus the T bill) Robert Stockton bought 1 share of Volmart stock for $50. One period later, Volmart paid a dividend of $5 per share and, after collecting the dividend, Robert sold the stock for $65. What was the the holding period return on Volmart? The Robertson family wants to invest $1 million with their banker, Francesca. After some conversation she concludes that the Robertson's degree of risk aversion is 5. Francesca recommends to the Robertsons to invest part of their wealth in a risky portfolio P (expected return of 15% and volatility of 20%) and the rest in a one month T bill (rf = 5%). What should be the optimal dollar amount to be invested in the risky portfolio P; the expected return and the volatility of the complete portfolio (resulting by mixing P plus the T bill)

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