You estimate that a passive portfolio, for example, one invested in a risky portfolio that mimics the S&P 500 stock index, offers an expected rate of return of 13% with a standard deviation of 25%. You manage an active portfolio with expected return 18%  and standard deviation 28%. The risk-free rate is 8%. Draw the CML and your funds’ CAL on an expected return–standard deviation diagram. What is the slope of the CML

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