Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 4PS
An investor ponders various allocations to the optimal risky portfolio and risk-free T-bills to construct his construction portfolio. how would the Sharpe ratio of the complete portfolio he affected by this choice? (LO 6-3)
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