You manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 19% and a standard deviation of 31%. The T-bill rate is 5%.   Suppose that your client prefers to invest in your fund a proportion y that maximizes the expected return on the complete portfolio subject to the constraint that the complete portfolio’s standard deviation will not exceed 19%.   a. What is the investment proportion, y? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)           b. What is the expected rate of return on the complete portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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You manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 19% and a standard deviation of 31%. The T-bill rate is 5%.

 

Suppose that your client prefers to invest in your fund a proportion y that maximizes the expected return on the complete portfolio subject to the constraint that the complete portfolio’s standard deviation will not exceed 19%.

 

a. What is the investment proportion, y(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

 

 

 

b. What is the expected rate of return on the complete portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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