Reference no: EM132709841
You are a portfolio manager of a fund. Your firm's securities analysts have made the following forecasts on a portfolio of stocks (S) and a portfolio of corporate bonds (B).
Bear market Normal market Bull market
Probability 0.2 0.6 0.2
Stocks (S) -10% 15% 30%
Bonds (B) 4% 7% -10%
-Compute the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio with 60% in stocks (S) and 40% in bonds (B) (denote this Portfolio C).
-Draw the efficient frontier and show Portfolio C, stocks (S), and bonds (B), in the graph, given all the information and computations (expected return and standard deviation for S, B, & C) you have obtained from part a) above. You must label everything correctly for full credit.
-Explain to your client, who is an individual investor, how his/her optimal risky portfolio is determined in this capital market where there are only these two risky assets, stocks and bonds, with the aid of a graph. (Note: A correct graph with all correct labels without explanation will earn xx points.)