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Stock A has an expected return of 16% and a standard deviation of 30%. Stock B has an expected return of 14% and a standard deviation of 13%. The risk-free rate is 4.7% and the correlation between Stock A and Stock B is 0.9. Build the optimal risky portfolio of Stock A and Stock B. What is the expected return on this portfolio?
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