Margaret Has a Portfolio Consisting of a Risk-Free Asset and a Stock

question 241

Multiple Choice

Margaret has a portfolio consisting of a risk-free asset and a stock with a beta of 1.5. If she wishes to lower the overall beta of her portfolio Margaret could _____ the portfolio weight of the risk-free
Asset and _____ the portfolio weight of the stock.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) decrease; increase
• D) decrease; decrease
• E) increase; not change

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