Average return Variance Covariance with stock Covariance with bond Stock 0.148 Bond 0.06 0.014697 0.000155 0.000468 SCIP 0.152 0.160791 -0.002222 -0.000227
Average return Variance Covariance with stock Covariance with bond Stock 0.148 Bond 0.06 0.014697 0.000155 0.000468 SCIP 0.152 0.160791 -0.002222 -0.000227
Essentials Of Investments
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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
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Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
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mediums: a stock fund, a bond fund, and his own Sports and Casino
Investment Plan (SCIP). The stock fund is a mutual fund investing in op
traded stocks. The bond fund focuses on the bond market, which has a
Table of Returns, Variances, and Covariances
Average return
Variance
Covariance with stock
Covariance with bond
Stock
Bond
0.148
0.06
0.014697 0.000155
0.000468
SCIP
0.152
0.160791
-0.002222
-0.000227
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K
mediums: a stock fund, a bond fund, and his own Sports and Casino
Investment Plan (SCIP). The stock fund is a mutual fund investing in op
traded stocks. The bond fund focuses on the bond market, which has a
Table of Returns, Variances, and Covariances
Average return
Variance
Covariance with stock
Covariance with bond
Stock
Bond
0.148
0.06
0.014697 0.000155
0.000468
SCIP
0.152
0.160791
-0.002222
-0.000227
D
-
X
![The Hal Chase Investment Planning Agency is in business to help investors
optimize their return from investment. Hal deals with three investment
mediums: a stock fund, a bond fund, and his own Sports and Casino
Investment Plan (SCIP). The stock fund is a mutual fund investing in openly
traded stocks. The bond fund focuses on the bond market, which has a more
stable, but lower, expected return. SCIP is a high-risk scheme, often resulting
in heavy losses but occasionally coming through with spectacular gains.
Average returns, their variances, and covariances are given in the
accompanying table. Develop and solve a portfolio optimization model for this
situation for a target return of 9%
Complete the table of optimal allocations.
Investment
Proportion
Stock
Bond
SCIP
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
4](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F86622218-cc66-4f49-a684-68d1ddaa1310%2Fca700441-7fe8-468d-b243-b4219c182165%2F4cfczde_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The Hal Chase Investment Planning Agency is in business to help investors
optimize their return from investment. Hal deals with three investment
mediums: a stock fund, a bond fund, and his own Sports and Casino
Investment Plan (SCIP). The stock fund is a mutual fund investing in openly
traded stocks. The bond fund focuses on the bond market, which has a more
stable, but lower, expected return. SCIP is a high-risk scheme, often resulting
in heavy losses but occasionally coming through with spectacular gains.
Average returns, their variances, and covariances are given in the
accompanying table. Develop and solve a portfolio optimization model for this
situation for a target return of 9%
Complete the table of optimal allocations.
Investment
Proportion
Stock
Bond
SCIP
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
4
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