Calculate the returns in each month of a portfolio

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Here are the returns on two stocks.

                            Digital Cheese                      Executive Fruit

January                     +18                                  +8

February                      -4                                    +1

March                             +6                                 +5

April                                   +8                             +16

May                                  -5                                    +2

June                                  +4                                       +6

July                                    -3                                            -4

August                                     -9                                         -3

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Question a-1. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of each stock.

Question a-2. Which stock is riskier if held on its own?

Question b. Now calculate the returns in each month of a portfolio that invests an equal amount each month in the two stocks.

Question c. Is the variance more or less than halfway between the variance of the two individual stocks?

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