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Stocks A and B have the following historical returns: Year Stock A's...

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Stocks A and B have the following historical returns:

Year Stock A's Returns, rA Stock B's Returns, rB
2014 (21.30 %) (15.40 %)
2015 21.50 28.60
2016 16.25 29.30
2017 (2.75 ) (7.10 )
2018 23.50 1.80

Calculate the average rate of return for each stock during the period 2014 through 2018. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Stock A: %

Stock B: %

Assume that someone held a portfolio consisting of 50% of Stock A and 50% of Stock B. What would the realized rate of return on the portfolio have been each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign.

Year Portfolio
2014 %
2015 %
2016 %
2017 %
2018 %

What would the average return on the portfolio have been during this period? Round your answer to two decimal places.

%

Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each stock and for the portfolio. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Stock A Stock B Portfolio
Standard Deviation % % %

Calculate the coefficient of variation for each stock and for the portfolio. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Stock A Stock B Portfolio
CV

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