Find the expected portfolio return and standard deviation if you were to invest 50% of your portfolio in Asset B, 50% in Asset C, with no allocation to Asset A. Compute your answers to the nearest tenth of a basis point. (See attached data file) We know that Asset                  A:      B:        C: expected return:                     1.16     1.35    1.38 expected standard deviation: 2.88     1.58    2.19

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Find the expected portfolio return and standard deviation if you were to invest 50% of your portfolio in Asset B, 50% in Asset C, with no allocation to Asset A. Compute your answers to the nearest tenth of a basis point. (See attached data file)

We know that Asset                  A:      B:        C:

expected return:                     1.16     1.35    1.38

expected standard deviation: 2.88     1.58    2.19

Return on:
Scenario Probabilities Asset A Asset B Asset C
0.05 0.500% -3.600% 3.600%
0.35
0.600% 2.750% 0.150%
0.45 3.660% 1.450% 0.450%
0.15 -4.800% -0.600% 6.300%
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Transcribed Image Text:Return on: Scenario Probabilities Asset A Asset B Asset C 0.05 0.500% -3.600% 3.600% 0.35 0.600% 2.750% 0.150% 0.45 3.660% 1.450% 0.450% 0.15 -4.800% -0.600% 6.300% 1 2 3 4
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A portfolio is a group of investments in which an investor has invested funds or money. A portfolio represents all the investments of an investor and the investor can include or exclude investments to and from a portfolio. An investor prefers a portfolio that has maximum returns at the lowest possible risks and the investments in a portfolio are included in such as way that the risk is lowered and returns are increased. Therefore, a portfolio is made in a way that each investment's returns and risks result in an optimum portfolio. 

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