Risk and Return 1). Suppose that you are considering investing in two stocks. After analyzing...

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Risk and Return 1). Suppose that you are considering investing in two stocks. After analyzing the two stocks you think that there are two possible states for the economy over the next year: "Good" and "Bad". Each state is equally likely (probability 0.5). The returns on the two securities in each state are as follows: State Good Bad Return Stock A 20% 10% Return Stock B 4% 8% a) What is the expected return and standard deviation of each stock? b) What is the covariance and correlation between the two stocks

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