Beta coefficients and the capital asset pricing model  Personal Finance Problem   Katherine Wilson is wondering how much risk she must undertake to generate an acceptable return on her porfolio. The​ risk-free return currently is 2​%. The return on the overall stock market is 12​%. Use the CAPM to calculate how high the beta coefficient of​ Katherine's portfolio would have to be to achieve a portfolio return of 13​%.

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