The Week 3 Case Study Assignment is the second part of a series of analytical tasks, spanning several weeks. Your task involves an analysis of general economic conditions or systematic risk, i.e., the risk that affects all industries and companies, in the U.S. macroeconomy. Your goal is to determine in percentage terms an optimal allocation of $1,000,000 among the following three asset classes: U.S. equities, U.S. Treasury bonds, and cash. Give an analysis of U.S. Treasury bonds. Keep in mind that the purpose of the analysis is to determine how much money to allocate to each class.

The goal is to maximize your expected return over the next 12 months.