he main insight of modern portfolio theory is that Multiple Choice the optimal portfolio of risky assets does not depend on the risk preferences of the investors. small stocks offer higher average returns than large stocks. all of the above. investors who are more risk averse will overweight stocks with lower standard deviations. all investors will hold the same mix of the market portfolio and the risk-free asset.

he main insight of modern portfolio theory is that Multiple Choice the optimal portfolio of risky assets does not depend on the risk preferences of the investors. small stocks offer higher average returns than large stocks. all of the above. investors who are more risk averse will overweight stocks with lower standard deviations. all investors will hold the same mix of the market portfolio and the risk-free asset.

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Describe how adding a risk-free security to modern portfolio theory allows investors to do better than the efficient frontier. Additionally, explain how might the magnitude of the market risk premium impact people's desire to buy stocks?
Which of the following statements concerning the Efficient Market Hypothesis is correct? Select one: a. Stock market prices are based on speculation not on underlying information b. New information that confirms investor expectations should change stock prices c. Stock prices should slowly respond when unexpected information becomes available d. Careful research can help investors earn abnormal profits e. Your return on investment should reflect the riskiness of your portfolio
“If markets are semistrong-form efficient, investors would only adopt passiveinvestment strategies and buy into an index fund, rather than active strategies wherethey would have a portfolio manager select the components of their portfolios andseek for mispriced equities.” Explain if true or not
Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion
In the standard model of investment management, investors care only for: a. The return and the risk of their portfolio. b. The return, the risk and the degree of ambiguity of their portfolio. c. The return of their portfolio when the market is bullish. d. The relative level of profit they will make in comparison to other investors.
Correct answer needed. Explain also.
Which of the following(s) would be ways to reject the CAPM? a showing that there exist a stock with zero beta with the market earns an expected return higher than the risk free rate b showing that there exist a stock that earns higher expected return than the market c Showing that a portfolio consistently generates a negative alpha d Showing that a certain factor predicts expected return even after controlling for market beta
Which of the following is TRUE? High-risk investments always have high returns If you invest in a risky investment, you are guaranteed to have a high return. On average, an investor will earn high returns on a low-risk investment On average across investments and over time, riskier investments have higher returns. A high-risk investment will never have a total loss.
Question Five: Which of the following is not an assumption that underpins the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)? Investors behave in accordance with Markowitz mean-variance portfolio theory. Investors are rational and risk averse. Investors all invest for the same period of time. Investors have heterogeneous expectations about expected returns and return variances for all assets. There is a risk free rate at which all investors can borrow or lend any amount. Capital markets are perfectly competitive, frictionless and efficient. Question Six: Which of the following expressions best describes the slope of the security market line? The slope of the security market line is equal to the Sharpe ratio. The slope of the security market line is equal to the Treynor ratio. The slope of the security market line is equal to alpha. The slope of the security market line is equal to the market risk premium. The slope of the security market line is equal to the standard deviation of the risky…
Select all that are true with respect to systematic and unsystematic risk. Group of answer choices Systematic risk is unimportant when estimating expected returns Unystematic risk is unimportant when estimating expected returns Total risk (Systematic + Unsystematic) is the key risk measure one needs to estimate expected returns In a well diversified portfolio, unsystematic risk is largely eliminated A key reason why the risk-return tradeoff is better for portfolios than in individual assets is because combining assets into portfolios reduces unsystematic risk A key reason why the risk-return tradeoff is better for portfolios than in individual assets is because combining assets into portfolios reduces systematic risk
Answer whether each of the following statements is correct and explain your argument. (a) Well-diversified portfolios with a positive α are over-priced. (b) A well-diversified portfolio eliminates all risks.
Which one of the following expressions about risk and returns is wrong? A. In general, one reason why a stock is riskier than a bond is that because cash flows from a bond are known and promised, whereas cash flows from a stock are neither known nor promised. B. According to CAPM model, a well-diversified portfolio will have a beta which equals to 0. C. Risk premium is the extra return provided on risky assets to compensate for risk. The difference between risky return and the risk-free return. D. Unexpected return happened because new information came to light which caused our expectations about prices and returns to change.

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