Question 2. (15 marks in total)

(a) If you are asked to construct your own portfolio by using information about the individual stocks in the excel spreadsheet, are there any stocks which you should not include in your portfolio? Can you provide your justifications? (You may draw performance graphs of one stock against the market portfolio). (9 marks)

(b) Construct your own portfolio which consists of a different number of stocks from Portfolio A, B, and C and is the best for its return/risk characteristics. And can you justify why you choose such a portfolio? (6 marks)