J.P. Morgan Asset Management publishes information about financial investments. Over the past 10 years, the expected return for the S&P 500 was 5.04% with a standard deviation of 19.45% and the expected return over that same period for a core bonds fund was 5.78% with a standard deviation of 2.13%.† The publication also reported that the correlation between the S&P 500 and core bonds is −0.32.   J.P. Morgan Asset Management also reported that the expected return for real estate investment trusts (REITs) was 13.07% with a standard deviation of 23.17%. The correlation between the S&P 500 and REITs is 0.74 and the correlation between core bonds and REITs is −0.04. (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)   You are considering portfolio investments that are composed of an S&P 500 index fund and REITs as well as portfolio investments composed of a core bonds fund and REITs.   (a) Using the information provided, determine the covariance between the S&P 500 and REITs and between core bonds and REITs.

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management publishes information about financial investments. Over the past 10 years, the expected return for the S&P 500 was 5.04% with a standard deviation of 19.45% and the expected return over that same period for a core bonds fund was 5.78% with a standard deviation of 2.13%.† The publication also reported that the correlation between the S&P 500 and core bonds is −0.32.
 
J.P. Morgan Asset Management also reported that the expected return for real estate investment trusts (REITs) was 13.07% with a standard deviation of 23.17%. The correlation between the S&P 500 and REITs is 0.74 and the correlation between core bonds and REITs is −0.04. (Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
 
You are considering portfolio investments that are composed of an S&P 500 index fund and REITs as well as portfolio investments composed of a core bonds fund and REITs.
 
(a)
Using the information provided, determine the covariance between the S&P 500 and REITs and between core bonds and REITs.
 
 
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