An Investor Wishes to Devise a Portfolio Consisting of a Riskfree

question 15

Multiple Choice

An investor wishes to devise a portfolio consisting of a riskfree asset and a risky portfolio. As his proportion placed in the riskfree asset increases, the expected effects on the total portfolio's expected return and standard deviation would be to

• A) rise, rise.
• B) decline, rise.
• C) decline, remain the same.
• D) decline, decline.

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