Refer to the Table Below

question 135

Essay

Refer to the table below. A particular stock market investment strategy has the following possible outcomes: (A)What is the expected return from this stock market investment strategy?
(B)Would you choose this expected return or take a safe return of either 8 percent from a U.S. Treasury bill or 6 percent from a savings deposit at a bank? Why?
(C)Suppose your grandfather tells you he would choose a safe return of 7 percent from a bank over the above stock-market investment strategy. Is he risk-averse? Explain.

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Definitions:

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Geometric Return

The average rate of return on an investment that accounts for compound interest over multiple periods.

Investment

Allocation of resources, typically money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit.

Volatile

Characteristic of a substance or entity that is likely to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.