Stocks A and B have the following historical returns: a. Calculate the average rate of return for

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Stocks A and B have the following historical returns:

Year Stock A's Returns, ra Stock B's Returns, rg 2001 (18.00%) (14.50%) 2002 2003 33.00 21.80 15.00 (0.50) 30.50 (7.60)


a. Calculate the average rate of return for each stock during the period 2001 through 2005.

b. Assume that someone held a portfolio consisting of 50 percent of Stock A and 50 percent of Stock B. What would the realized rate of return on the portfolio have been in each year? What would the average return on the portfolio have been during this period? 

c. Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each stock and for the portfolio. 

d. Calculate the coefficient of variation for each stock and for the portfolio. 

e. Assuming you are a risk-averse investor, would you prefer to hold Stock A, Stock B, or the portfolio? Why?

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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Fundamentals of Financial Management

ISBN: 978-0324302691

11th edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, ‎ Joel F. Houston

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