Equity portfolios Suppose you are creating an investment portfolio. You have decided upon two assets:

(a) Fifty shares of common stock in Firm A. The stock just paid a dividend of

$1.25. However, they do not plan to pay another dividend until year four

(as they expand their company). That dividend will be 5 % greater than the current dividend. They then plan to increase the dividend by 8 % for the next 2 years (to gain back investors). Following that, the dividend will increase by 5 % for the rest of time. Firm A has a required return of 9.14 %.

(b) Seventy-five shares of preferred stock in Firm B. The preferred stock is a 2 %, $20 pfd stock. Firm B has a 5.81 % required return on preferred stock.

What should be the total cost of your portfolio?