You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The...

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You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation? You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation? You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation? You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation? You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation? You have the opportunity to invest in a riskfree asset and stocks A and B. The riskfree rate is 2%; you can earn 2% investing in the riskfree asset or borrow money at a 2% interest rate. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated and have the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock A: E(TA) = 5%, GA = 8% Stock B: E(rs) = 9%, OB = 12%. a) You're thinking about investing in two assets: either Stock A and the riskfree asset, Stock B and the riskfree asset, or Stocks A and B. (Positive and negative weights are possible.) If you have a target expected return of 6.5%, which pair of assets would you choose and what fraction of your portfolio would you invest in each? What is the portfolio's standard devation? b) Challenge question (not to be handed in): If you can invest in a combination of all three assets, what portfolio would you choose if you have a target expected return of 6.5%? What is the portfolio's standard deviation?

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