You are evaluating Donaghey Foundation endowment portfolio and considering making recommendation for policy portfolio. The portfolio has current market value of $50 million. Considering the conservative nature of its trustees, the risk tolerance of the portfolio is identified as average with a conservative spending rate of 5%. The return objective is set at 10% . The measured risk aversion for Donaghey is R(A)=5. The portfolio has the capacity to accept standard deviation of 13% or less. The table below provides clients capital market expectations and the corner portfolios. a) Based on Mean-Variance analysis, determine the strategic asset allocation that is most appropriate for Donaghey. Justify your answer. b) Identify the corner portfolio most likely to be the tangency portfolio and explain its appropriateness for Donaghey in selecting an optimal strategic asset allocation. c) Determine the most appropriate asset allocation for Donaghey given its measured risk aversion and the return objective if UALR had to choose only one portfolio from the eight corner portfolio given in the exhibit. Contrast the asset allocation to the strategic asset allocation chosen as optimal in part (a).

Mamaging Individuelleator Pertfilios EXHIBIT Troposed fiset Allocation Alicatives A Projected Total Expected Stardard ketur: Derarion 2.5% 11.0 7.2 10.8 13.0 17.1) 10% Allocation B C D 2016 2594 0 n 0 3D 0 15 35 25 0 2D 20 30 25 5 15.0 21.0) 10 10 Asset Class Cash equivalents Corporate bandi Municipal honds Largo-cap U.S. srocks Shulp U.S. stocks Internal stocks FAFF) Real estate investment trusts (RENT) Venture apital Tu.al 15 5 13.0 21.3 10 10 1) 10.0 15.) 10 10 10 25 15 26.0 Sumoury Dara Expected roul return Expecied aftct-tax total return Expected standard deviation Sharpx ratio 10 15 5 101% 100% 10% 100% 100% Allocation A DE 9.99h 11.0% 8.8% 14.45 10.39% 7.4% 7.2% 6.5% 9.4% 7.596 9.416 12.4% 8.5K 11.1% 10.1% 0.574 0.524 0.506 0.947 0.574 Mamaging Individuelleator Pertfilios EXHIBIT Troposed fiset Allocation Alicatives A Projected Total Expected Stardard ketur: Derarion 2.5% 11.0 7.2 10.8 13.0 17.1) 10% Allocation B C D 2016 2594 0 n 0 3D 0 15 35 25 0 2D 20 30 25 5 15.0 21.0) 10 10 Asset Class Cash equivalents Corporate bandi Municipal honds Largo-cap U.S. srocks Shulp U.S. stocks Internal stocks FAFF) Real estate investment trusts (RENT) Venture apital Tu.al 15 5 13.0 21.3 10 10 1) 10.0 15.) 10 10 10 25 15 26.0 Sumoury Dara Expected roul return Expecied aftct-tax total return Expected standard deviation Sharpx ratio 10 15 5 101% 100% 10% 100% 100% Allocation A DE 9.99h 11.0% 8.8% 14.45 10.39% 7.4% 7.2% 6.5% 9.4% 7.596 9.416 12.4% 8.5K 11.1% 10.1% 0.574 0.524 0.506 0.947 0.574