FIN 530 - PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
QUESTIONNAIRE 2
OPTIMAL RISKY PORTFOLIOS
1. Explain the relationship between capital allocation, asset classes, and security selection. Provide an example.
2. Explain the factors that determine the optimal capital allocation. 3. Explain the sources of risk related to a portfolio composed of only one stock. Provide an example.
4. Explain how the firm-specific risk can be reduced to negligible levels. Provide an example.
5. Explain why even though the standard deviation of returns for a stock alone can be significantly greater than that of the portfolio, the stock average return is less than the portfolio return.
6. Explain the difference between systematic risk and diversifiable risk. Provide an example.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This assignment may be prepared and submitted individually or in group (no more than 5 students per group).
2. APA style: https://apastyle.apa.org
3. Content outline: cover, table of content, introduction, questions and answers, references.
4. Answers must follow the same order as requested. Questions must be included.
5. Total pages: no more than eight (8).