1. We calculated the returns on the following selected stocks on the NASDAQ Exchange for the period January 2015 to December 2019:

Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the portfolio. The proportions invested in each stock are shown in parentheses.

1. ADBE (25%); CSCO (25%); CMCSA (25%); GRMN (25%).
2. ADBE (40%); CSCO (10%); CMCSA (40%); GRMN (10%).
3. ADBE (10%); CSCO (20%); CMCSA (30%); GRMN (40%).
4. Which portfolio would a gambler choose? Explain.
5. Which portfolio would a risk-averse investor choose? Explain.

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8. We calculated the returns on the following selected stocks on the NASDAQ Exchange for the period January 2015 to December 2019: (16 pts) Adobe Systems (ADBE), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Comcast (CMCSA), Costco Wholesale (COST), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Expedia (EXPE), Garmin (GRMN), Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), Oracle (ORCL), ScanDisk (SNDK), Sirus XM Radio (SIRI), Staples (SPLS), Starbucks (SBUX) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the portfolio. The proportions invested in each stock are shown in parentheses. a. ADBE (25%); CSCO (25%); CMCSA (25%); GRMN (25%). b. ADBE (40%); CSCO (10%); CMCSA (40%); GRMN (10%). C. ADBE (10%); CSCO (20%); CMCSA (30%); GRMN (40%). d. Which portfolio would a gambler choose? Explain. e. Which portfolio would a risk-averse investor choose? Explain. 8. We calculated the returns on the following selected stocks on the NASDAQ Exchange for the period January 2015 to December 2019: (16 pts) Adobe Systems (ADBE), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Comcast (CMCSA), Costco Wholesale (COST), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Expedia (EXPE), Garmin (GRMN), Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), Oracle (ORCL), ScanDisk (SNDK), Sirus XM Radio (SIRI), Staples (SPLS), Starbucks (SBUX) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the portfolio. The proportions invested in each stock are shown in parentheses. a. ADBE (25%); CSCO (25%); CMCSA (25%); GRMN (25%). b. ADBE (40%); CSCO (10%); CMCSA (40%); GRMN (10%). C. ADBE (10%); CSCO (20%); CMCSA (30%); GRMN (40%). d. Which portfolio would a gambler choose? Explain. e. Which portfolio would a risk-averse investor choose? Explain