The market portfolio (M) has the expected rate of return E(rM) = 0.12. Security A is traded in the market. We know that E(rA) = 0.17 and βA = 1.5. (1) What is the rate of return of the risk-free asset (rf)? (2) Security B is also traded in the market. βB = 0.8. Then what is “fair” expected rate of return of security B according to the CAPM? (3) Security C is a third security traded in the market. βC = 0.6, and from the market price, investors calculate E(rC) = 0.1. Is C overpriced or underpriced? What is αC?

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Portfolio Management

Portfolio management is the process by which an investor decides that how the person will invest in a variety of assets in order to get a desired return in the future. A portfolio means a pool of assets that includes securities, bonds, and other investment instruments which helps in risk minimization of the money that has been invested. In other words, it can be said that a portfolio means a combination of assets in which an investor decides to invest their money in order to get a lump sum return in the future or even a series of cash flow that the person is expecting at the end of their job life.