Question 1 (25 marks) a. Suppose you are building a two-asset portfolio with either stocks...

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Question 1 (25 marks)

a. Suppose you are building a two-asset portfolio with either stocks A and B or Stocks C and D.

Stock A

Stock B

Stock C

Stock D

Expected Return

19%

25%

17%

21%

Standard Deviation

9%

12%

13%

14%

Explain, with the aid of a diagram, the conditions under which the optimal portfolio with stocks C and D dominates the optimal portfolio with stocks A and B.

(15 marks)

b. Explain, with the aid of an equation, the conditions under which variances of stock returns are unimportant in the determination of the risk of a portfolio.

(10 mar

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