Microeconomics (9th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Author: PINDYCK
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Chapter 5, Problem 11E
(a)
To determine
The budget line and proportion of stocks in the portfolio of the investor.
(b)
To determine
The budget line and proportion of stocks in the portfolio of the investor.
(c)
To determine
The budget line and proportion of stocks in the portfolio of the investor.
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A moderately risk-averse investor has 50% of her portfolio invested in stocks and 50% in risk-free Treasury bills. Show how each of the following events will affect the investor’s budget line and proportion of stocks in her portfolio:
A. The standard deviation of the return on the stock market increases, but the expected return on the stock market remains the same.
B. The expected return on the stock market increases, but the standard deviation of the stock market remains the same.
C. The return on risk-free Treasury bills increases.
If investors want portfolios with small risk, should they look for investments that have positive covariance, have negative covariance, or are uncorrelated?
Does a portfolio formed from the mix of three investments have more risk than a portfolio formed from two?
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A. Risk aversion of A > Risk aversion of B
B. Risk aversion of A = Risk aversion of B
C. Risk aversion of A< Risk aversion of B
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