Next year the economy will be in an expansion, normal, or recession state with probabilities 0.46, 0.39, and 0.15, respectively. The returns (%) on the securities in these states are as follows. Security 1 {+9.30, +9.30, +7.80}; Security 2{+15.60, +7.50, +2.20}; Security 3 {expansion = +13.57, normal = +9.20, recession = +4.60}. Your client will invest in one of these portfolios only. Which security can you rule out, that is, you will not advise your risk-averse client to invest in it?

Next year the economy will be in an expansion, normal, or recession state with probabilities 0.46, 0.39, and 0.15, respectively. The returns (%) on the securities in these states are as follows. Security 1 {+9.30, +9.30, +7.80}; Security 2{+15.60, +7.50, +2.20}; Security 3 {expansion = +13.57, normal = +9.20, recession = +4.60}. Your client will invest in one of these portfolios only. Which security can you rule out, that is, you will not advise your risk-averse client to invest in it?

Corporate Fin Focused Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781285660516

Author:EHRHARDT

Publisher:EHRHARDT

Chapter7: Valuation Of Stocks And Corporations

Section7.6: Valuing Nonconstant Growth Stocks

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