Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077835422
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 2CP
Your client says, “With the unrealized gains in my portfolio, I have almost saved enough money for my daughter to go to college in eight years, but educational costs keep going up.” Based on this statement alone, which one of the following appears to be least important to your client's investment policy?
a. Time horizon.
b.
c. Liquidity.
d. Taxes.
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(Capital asset pricing model) Grace Corporation is considering the following investments. The current rate on Treasury bills is
2.5
percent and the expected return for the market is
9
percent.
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K
1.06
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0.78
U
0.93
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spreadsheet.)
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b. How would your evaluation of the expected rates of return for Grace change if the risk-free rate were to rise to
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Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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