The Expected Rate of Return of a Portfolio of Risky

question 27

Multiple Choice

The expected rate of return of a portfolio of risky securities is _________.

• A) the sum of the securities' covariances
• B) the sum of the securities' variances
• C) the weighted sum of the securities' expected returns
• D) the weighted sum of the securities' variances

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