You Put Half of Your Money in a Stock Portfolio

question 36

Multiple Choice

You put half of your money in a stock portfolio that has an expected return of 14% and a standard deviation of 24%. You put the rest of your money in a risky bond portfolio that has an expected return of 6% and a standard deviation of 12%. The stock and bond portfolios have a correlation of .55. The standard deviation of the resulting portfolio will be ________.

• A) more than 18% but less than 24%
• B) equal to 18%
• C) more than 12% but less than 18%
• D) equal to 12%

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