States Boom Normal Recession Probability 28% 46% 26% Asset M Return 10% 8% 2% Asset N Return 19% 12% - 1% Asset O Return 2% 8% 10% Benefits of diversification. Sally Rogers has decided to invest her wealth equally across the following three assets: E. What are her expected returns and the risk from her investment in the three assets? How do they compare with investing in asset Malone? Hint. Find the standard deviations of asset M and of the portfolio equally invested in assets M, N, and O