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Annual returns in percent: Year Large Company Stocks Small Company Stocks S&P500 Index Treasury Bills 1994 1.32 -3.34 -2.32 4.39 1995 37.58 33.21 13.73 5.61

Annual returns in percent:

Year

Large Company Stocks

Small Company Stocks

S&P500 Index

Treasury Bills

1994

1.32

-3.34

-2.32

4.39

1995

37.58

33.21

13.73

5.61

1996

22.96

16.50

46.94

5.14

1997

33.36

22.36

24.69

5.19

1998

28.58

-2.55

30.54

4.86

1999

21.04

21.26

8.97

4.80

2000

-9.10

-3.02

-2.04

5.98

2001

-11.89

-1.03

-17.26

3.33

2002

-22.10

-21.58

-24.29

1.61

2003

28.89

47.25

32.19

0.94

2004

10.88

18.33

4.43

1.14

2005

4.91

4.55

8.36

2.79

2006

15.79

18.29

12.36

4.97

2007

5.49

7.42

-4.15

4.52

2008

-37.00

-40.54

-38.47

1.24

2009

26.46

43.89

23.49

0.15

2010

15.06

16.91

12.64

0.14

2011

5.53

-1.80

0.00

0.03

2012

7.26

15.91

13.29

0.05

2013

26.50

38.32

29.60

0.07

4. Calculate the beta of both large and small company stocks relative to the S&P 500 index and interpret your result.

5. Form an equally weighted portfolio of large and small stocks and compute the Reward-to-Risk Ratio (the slope of the Security Market Line).

6. Lower the weight of the equally weighted stock portfolio to 80 percent and add 20 percent US Treasury bills. Compute the resulting Reward-to-Risk Ratio. Increase the weight of US Treasury bills to 40 percent and 60 percent, repeat your computation, and interpret your results.

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