Question: Using the table below, plot the opportunity set of risky assets in Excel. Then vary the correlation between stocks and bonds from + 1 to
Using the table below, plot the opportunity set of risky assets in Excel.
Then vary the correlation between stocks and bonds from + 1 to -1 and describe the changes in shape of the efficient frontier as you do so.
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| E(rtn) Stocks | 0.1 |
| Volatility Stocks | 0.15 |
| E(rtn) Bonds | 0.06 |
| Volatility Bonds | 0.08 |
| Correlation | 0.25 |
| Risk-free Rate | 0.03 |
| Stock Allocation | Bond Allocation | Return | Risk | Sharpe Ratio |
| 0% | 100% | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.375 |
| 5% | 95% | 0.062 | 0.078212851 | 0.409139927 |
| 10% | 90% | 0.064 | 0.077129761 | 0.440815577 |
| 15% | 85% | 0.066 | 0.076780531 | 0.468868857 |
| 20% | 80% | 0.068 | 0.077175126 | 0.49238663 |
| 25% | 75% | 0.07 | 0.078302299 | 0.510840685 |
| 30% | 70% | 0.072 | 0.080131143 | 0.524140786 |
| 35% | 65% | 0.074 | 0.082615071 | 0.532590474 |
| 40% | 60% | 0.076 | 0.085697141 | 0.536774032 |
| 45% | 55% | 0.078 | 0.089315452 | 0.537421004 |
| 50% | 50% | 0.08 | 0.093407708 | 0.535287728 |
| 55% | 45% | 0.082 | 0.097914504 | 0.531075562 |
| 60% | 40% | 0.084 | 0.102781321 | 0.525387292 |
| 65% | 35% | 0.086 | 0.107959483 | 0.518713117 |
| 70% | 30% | 0.088 | 0.113406349 | 0.511435211 |
| 75% | 25% | 0.09 | 0.119085054 | 0.503841567 |
| 80% | 20% | 0.092 | 0.124963995 | 0.49614291 |
| 85% | 15% | 0.094 | 0.13101622 | 0.488489134 |
| 90% | 10% | 0.096 | 0.137218803 | 0.480983643 |
| 95% | 5% | 0.098 | 0.143552255 | 0.473695101 |
| 100% | 0% | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.466666667 |
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