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Using the data in the following table,
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Stock A -10% 20% 5% -5% 2% 9%
Stock B 21% 7% 30% -3% -8% 25%
consider a portfolio that maintains a 50% weight on stock A and a 50% weight on stock B.
- What is the return each year of this portfolio?
- Based on your results from part
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