Below Is a Spreadsheet for a Situation in Which a Day

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Essay

Below is a spreadsheet for a situation in which a day trader wants to decide on investing $150 in one of the index funds. Answer the following question(s) using PHStat.

-If the day trader groups the two funds in order to maximize the expected return while minimizing risk,what will be the portfolio expected return and portfolio risk?

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