Concept explainers
Standard deviation of portfolio:
Volatility refers to a formal measure of risks involved in stocks. The higher the volatility of a stock, the greater is its ups and down swings. The volatility of a portfolio of stocks is a measure of how the total value of the stocks in a portfolio appreciates or declines. It can be obtained by the measuring the standard deviation of the portfolio.
Expected Return of a Portfolio
The Expected Return of a Portfolio refers to the weighted average of the expected returns on each individual investment in a particular portfolio. The expected return of a portfolio is hence related to the expected return of the stocks in a portfolio.
The Expected Return of a Portfolio can be calculated using the formula given below.
Where,
is the expected return of portfolio.
is the weight of the investment or stock.
is the expected return of investment or stock.
To ascertain: The stock to be added to the portfolio.

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