You put up $50 at the beginning of the year for an investment. The value of the
Question:
You put up $50 at the beginning of the year for an investment. The value of the investment grows 4% and you earn a dividend of $3.50.
What is your HPR?
2. Your investment has a 40% chance of earning a 15% rate of return, a 50% chance of earning a 10% rate of return, and a 10% chance of losing 3%.
What is the standard deviation of this investment?
3 If you are promised a nominal return of 12% on a 1-year investment, and you expect the rate of inflation to be 3%.
What real rate do you expect to earn?
4. The EagleEye Fund has an expected return of 16% and a standard deviation of 20%. The risk-free rate is 4%.
What is the reward-to-volatility ratio for the EagleEye Fund?
5. You invest $1,000 in a complete portfolio. The complete portfolio is composed of a Treasury bill with a rate of return of 6% and a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 16% and a standard deviation of 20%.
What percentage of your complete portfolio should be invested in the risky portfolio if you want your complete portfolio to have a standard deviation of 9%.
Foundations of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1259024979
10th Canadian edition
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta