Using the S&P 500 Portfolio as a Proxy of the Market

question 51

Multiple Choice

Using the S&P 500 portfolio as a proxy of the market portfolio

• A)is appropriate because U.S.securities represent more than 60% of world equities.
• B)is appropriate because most U.S.investors are primarily interested in U.S.securities.
• C)is appropriate because most U.S.and non-U.S.investors are primarily interested in U.S.securities.
• D)is inappropriate because U.S.securities make up less than 40% of world equities.
• E)is inappropriate because the average U.S.investor has less than 20% of her portfolio in non-U.S.equities.

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