A pension fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term government andfunds are:corporate bond fund, and the third is a T-bill money market fund that yields a sure rate of 4.2%. The probability distributions of the riskyExpected Return:Expected returnStandarddeviationStock fund (5)12%Bond fund (8)54The correlation between the fund returns is 0.0308.intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)What is the expected return and standard deviation for the minimum-variance portfolio of the two risky funds? (Do not roundAnswer is complete but not entirely correct.11.8232.24Standard Deviation33%26%%

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A pension fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term government and funds are: corporate bond fund, and the third is a T-bill money market fund that yields a sure rate of 4.2%. The probability distributions of the risky Stock fund (5) Bond fund (8) Expected Return 5% Standard Deviation 33% 26% The correlation between the fund returns is 0.0308. intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) What is the expected return and standard deviation for the minimum-variance portfolio of the two risky funds? (Do not round Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

A pension fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term government and funds are: corporate bond fund, and the third is a T-bill money market fund that yields a sure rate of 4.2%. The probability distributions of the risky Stock fund (5) Bond fund (8) Expected Return 5% Standard Deviation 33% 26% The correlation between the fund returns is 0.0308. intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) What is the expected return and standard deviation for the minimum-variance portfolio of the two risky funds? (Do not round Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

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Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

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Chapter13: Investing In Mutual Funds, Etfs, And Real Estate

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