Calculate the Expected Return, Variance, and Standard Deviations for Investments

question 68

Essay

Calculate the expected return, variance, and standard deviations for investments in either stock A or stock B, or an equally weighted portfolio of both.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline { \text { Scenario } } & \text { Probability } & \text { Return an A } & \text { Return an B } \\\hline \text { Recession } & 25 \% & - 4 \% & 9 \% \\\hline \text { Nonmal } & 40 \% & 8 \% & 4 \% \\\hline \text { Boom } & 35 \% & 20 \% & - 4 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Stock Price Changes

Variations in the market price of a company’s stock over time.

Book-To-Market Firms

Firms characterized by their high book value relative to market value, often used as an investment metric.

Adjusting for Beta

The process of modifying an investment or portfolio's risk profile to align with a desired level of market volatility or beta.

Underpriced

A term used when a security is selling for a price less than its intrinsic or fair value.