Assume that you have just received information from your investment advisor that your portfolio has reached a value of $1,250,000.  Your portfolio consists of three stocks, as follows:   Stock Amount Invested % of Total Beta A $250,000 20% 1.12 B $400,000 32% .85 C $600,000 48% .55 Total: $1,250,000 100%     Calculate the beta of this investment portfolio. Assume that the expected market return ( r m ) is 9 percent and the expected risk- free rate ( RF ) is 2 percent.  What is the expected return ( r j ) for this investment portfolio?

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Assume that you have just received information from your investment advisor that your portfolio has reached a value of $1,250,000.  Your portfolio consists of three stocks, as follows:

 

Stock

Amount Invested

% of Total

Beta

A

$250,000

20%

1.12

B

$400,000

32%

.85

C

$600,000

48%

.55

Total:

$1,250,000

100%

 

 

Calculate the beta of this investment portfolio.

Assume that the expected market return ( r m ) is 9 percent and the expected risk-

free rate ( RF ) is 2 percent.  What is the expected return ( r j ) for this investment portfolio?

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