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Chapter 6, Problem 8CP
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To calculate: The expected return and its standard deviation based on the client’s portfolio.
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Standard deviation on return: It is one of the measures which is applied to analyze the portfolio. It measures the actual amount from where the returns deviate from its mean.
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