Problem
Consider the following information about three stocks:
State of Economy Probability Stock A Stock B Stock C
Boom 0.20 0.24 0.36 0.55
Normal 0.55 0.17 0.13 0.09
Bust 0.25 0.00 -0.28 -0.45
Task
1. If your portfolio is invested 40% each in A and B and 20% in C, what is the portfolio expected return? The variance? The standard deviation?
2. If the expected T-bill rate is 3.80%, the expected inflation rate is 3.50% what are the approximate and exact expected real returns on the portfolio? What is the approximate real risk premium?