Answer the following items from your textbook.
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 4
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 6
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 8
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 10
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 12
• Chapter 17 Discussion Question 13
Chapter 17
4.
In a two-asset portfolio, is the portfolio standard deviation a weighted average of the two individual stocks’ standard deviation? Explain.
6.
What are the two characteristics of points along the efficient frontier? Do portfolios exist above the efficient frontier?
8.
Describe the optimum portfolio for an investor in terms of indifference curves and the efficient frontier.
10.
In examining the capital market line as part of the capital asset pricing model, to increase portfolio return (KP) what other variable must you increase?
12.
What can be assumed in terms of volatility for a stock that has a beta of 1.2?
13.
What does the security market line indicate? In general terms, how is it different from the capital market line?