I need to write paper using concepts from any of the following topics and its relation to a recent news item in Wall street Journal - see in particular the sections titled "Markets"and"Business". You can also reference other high quality financial journalism sources such as the FinancialTimes, The Economist.

Portfolio Theory and Practice ,

Risk, Return, and the Historical Record

Capital Allocation to Risky Assets

Optimal Risky Portfolios

Index Models

(The suggested length guideline is one page doublespaced of your writing + however much space you need to provide a copy of your chosen news item).

In each response paper

(1) explain the theory and empirical evidence for the course concept chosen (50%) and

(2) show how it relates to a recent item in the news (50%). Please provide a copy of the news item