1. Salvatore has the opportunity to invest in a scheme which will pay $5000 at the end of each of the next 5 years. He must invest $10,000 at the start of the ?rst year and an additional $10,000 at the end of the ?rst year. What is the present value of this investment if the interest rate is 3% ?
2. Assume that you are a mutual fund manager and manage a risky portfolio with an expected return of 17%% and a standard deviation of 27%%.. The return on a risk - free asset is 7%%.. Your client chooses to invest 70%% of a portfolio in your fund and the rest of her money in the risk - free asset..