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Question 1: Consider the following securities; Facebook, Coca-Cola (US), Apple, 10-year US Treasury and Cash (as proxied as 3-mth US T Bill return). Describe and

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Consider the following securities; Facebook, Coca-Cola (US), Apple, 10-year US Treasury and Cash (as proxied as 3-mth US T Bill return).

  1. Describe and discuss the risk return characteristics of each asset, this section should be driven by data analysis.
  1. Calculate the beta of the equities and explain how this term should be interpreted by investors.

  1. If each stock was owned in a portfolio with the 10-year US Treasury Bond i.e. a 2-stock portfolio comprising an equity and a bond asset what would the risk return characteristics of those portfolios? Discuss.

  1. Which one of those two risky asset portfolios would you recommend for a risk averse investor? Explain.

  1. What would be the risk return characteristics of these assets held as complete portfolios, e.g.: (1.) Facebook, 10yr T Bond and Cash, (2.)Apple, 10-yr T Bond and Cash and also (3.)Coca Cola , 10-yr T Bond and Cash.

  1. Which of the portfolios described under (v.) above would you recommend for a risk averse investor? Explain.

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data for said companies are required for calculation?

Yes, we need the data to be calculated

How can i post the data here, and what is needed the data for the three companies ?

I could not copy and paste the data here it says that my question ids too long so how can I give it to you?

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