1 Factor Models The Markowitz mean-variance framework requires having access to many parameters: If there are n risky assets‚ with rates of return ri ‚ i = 1‚ 2‚ . . . ‚ n‚ then we must know 2 all the n means (ri )‚ n variances (σi ) and n(n − 1)/2 covariances (σij ) for a total of 2n + n(n − 1)/2 parameters. If for example n = 100 we would need 4750 parameters‚ and if n = 1000 we would need 501‚ 500 parameters! At best we could try to estimate these‚ but how? In fact‚ it is easy to see
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index of 6%. The expected return and expected risk of the investments are as follows: Investment Expected return Expected risk index X 14% 7% Y 12 8 Z 10 9 a. If Sharon were risk-indifferent‚ which investments would she selectExplain why. Sharon would select X because the risk-indifferent manager’s attitude is no change in return would be required for the
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Sarhadia Luxeus History 102 The Return of Martin Guerre The Dawn of Renaissance During the medieval era‚ France had a feudal system of governance where the upper nobility siding with the kings controlled the lower classes. The social structure was fragmented into three unequal hierarchical groups consisting Kings‚ lords and peasants. The kings ruled the land and were believed to have been granted this right by God that they passed on through heredity. They incarnated the law and were the
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shares of a mutual fund at a price of $20 per share at the beginning of the year and paid a front-end load of 5.75%. If the securities in which the fund invested increased in value by 11% during the year‚ and the fund’s expense ratio was 1.25%‚ your return if you sold the fund at the end of the year would be ____________%. A. 4.33 B. 3.44 C. 2.45 D. 6.87 E. 5.16 3. Which one of the following statements regarding closed-end mutual funds is false? A. The funds sometimes trade at a discount from
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who has to make the choice is in a tough spot. This scenario has happened in two separate readings this semester: one in The Return of Martin Guerre and the other in The Allegory of the Cave. Using those two texts‚ I will be able to provide evidence that knowing the truth sometimes involves personal consequences or obligations. Natalie Zemon Davis’s book entitled The Return of Martin Guerre is a nuanced story of a man‚ Martin Guerre. Guerre disappeared from his family without leaving any notice.
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The Secret Life The Return of Martin Guerre written by Natalie Davis gives the audience a rare glimpse into the world of peasant life in sixteenth century France. It also allows a modern day audience a chance to examine and to compare their own identities and questions of self. What makes the story so interesting to modern day viewers and readers is how relevant the story and the people in it are to our own times. This story is about a history of everyday people rather than royalty and generals
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The Return Ngugi Wa Thiong’o The Return is story about Kamau‚ a man returning home after spending many years away in prison. Kamau has both survived the Mau Mau and being put in prison. The Mau Mau had cost many Black Nationalist’s lives‚ and had seen many more put away in jails. The story begins as Kamau is released from jail. Several indicators are given about Kamau’s health‚ which begins with the description of his back as “slightly drooping” in paragraph two. The reader understands that
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resturn: lessons from market history Two forms of return on investment in shares: 1. Dividend. When a company is profitable‚ some of the profit is divided amongst the shareholders. This part is the income component of your return. 2. Capital gain/loss. This is the initial worth of the equity minus the end-of-year worth of the equity. This is the second component of your return.(also reffered to a negativ/positive CG) The total monetary return is the sum of the dividend and the capital gain/loss
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1) Estimate and compare the returns and variability (i.e. annual standard deviation over the past five years) of Reynolds and Hasbro with that of the S&P 500 Index. Which stock appears to be riskiest? 2) Suppose Sharpe’s position had been 99 per cent of equity funds invested in the S&P 500 and either one per cent in Reynolds or one per cent in Hasbro. Estimate the resulting portfolio position. How does each stock affect the variability of the equity investment? How does this relate to your answer
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provisions? Do these provisions make bonds more or less risky? Call provisions give the issuing corporation the right to call the bonds for redemption. The call provision generally states that if the bonds are called‚ then the company must pay the bondholders an amount greater than the par value‚ or a call premium. Sinking funds are provisions to pay off a loan over its life rather than all at maturity. These provisions make bonds less risky to both the corporation and the investors. How does
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