Wilson holds a two-stock portfolio that invests equally in Kelevra Industries and Old Glory Insurance Company (50% of his portfolio is in each stock). Each stock's expected return for the next year will depend on market conditions. The stocks' expected returns if there are poor, average, or great market conditions are shown below:
State Prob of State Kelevra Old Glory
of economy Economy Industries Insurance
Poor .25 -12% -2%
Average .50 14% 6%
Great .25 42% 14%
What is the portfolio's expected return over the next year?
9.75%
10.75%
11.25%
10%
10.25%
What is the expected standard deviation of portfolio returns?
13.47%
12.38%
11.32%
10.99%
10.65%