Highly risk-averse investor is considering adding one additional stock to a 3-stock portfolio, to form a 4-stock portfolio. the three stocks currently held all have b = 1.0, and they are perfectly positively correlated with the market. potential new stocks a and b both have expected returns of 15%, are in equilibrium, and are equally correlated with the market, with r = 0.75. however, stock a's standard deviation of returns is 12% versus 8% for stock b. which stock should this investor add to his or her portfolio, or does the choice not matter?

Factors like the unemployment rate, the stock market, global trade, economic policy, and the economic situation of other countries have no influence on the financial status of individuals. question 1 options: true false

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?

Atrough in the business cycle occurs when