One of the clients of Al-Barka Financial Services, a brokerage company in Oman, consulted its financial advisor Mr. Ahmed to seek advice on his future investment in Muscat Securities Market for a period of 2 years. Due to the pandemic situation, Mr. Ahmed recommended to this client a portfolio composed by two (2) traded stocks in Muscat Securities Market. Each stock belongs to a specific sector.

a.On behalf of Mr. Ahmed, identify and justify the final asset mix for the selected portfolio with the help of a short fundamental anaylsis of the suggested equity shares. Note: the total amount to be invested by the client is OMR 9,000.

b.Evaluate the risk and return of the portfolio.