Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 24PS
Two investment advisers are comparing performance. One averaged a 19% return arid the other a 16% return. However, the beta of’ the first adviser was 15, while that of the second was I. (LO 7-2)
a. Can you tell which adviser was a better selector of individual stocks (aside from the issue of general movements in the market)?
b. If the T-bill rate were 6% and the market return during the period were 14%, which adviser would be the superior stock selector?
c. What if the T-bill rate were 3% and the market return 15%?
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