It is possible to borrow at the risk free rate. What is the expected return? The hint is can a particular stock be formed to make a synthetic risk free asset. I am totally lost on this one because the expected return formula does not involve standard deviation.   Expected Return Standard Deviation Correlation Stock J 8% 55% -1% Stock P 5% 45%

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