EBK INVESTMENTS
EBK INVESTMENTS
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ISBN: 9781259357480
Author: Bodie
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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To calculate:Theinvestment proportions of the client’s overall portfolio which includes the position in T-bills also.

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Investment proportion: It states the proportion in which proper diversification of the investment should take. This is done to reduce the risk factor. An ideal investment proportion would take place when every aspect of total return over a time period is considered and this happens only when there is are combinations of investments.

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You manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 12% and a standard deviation of 38%. The T-bill rate is 4%. Stock A 31% Stock B 35% Stock C 34% Suppose that your client decides to invest in your portfolio a proportion y of the total investment budget so that the overall portfolio will have an expected rate of return of 11%. Required: What is the proportion y? What are your client’s investment proportions in your three stocks and the T-bill fund? What is the standard deviation of the rate of return on your client’s portfolio?
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