AXP HD BNS SBUX

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0.03368 0.06297 -0.05790 -0.02671 An investor has $100,000 to invest in th
0.10255 0.02983 0.05391 -0.07279 Developing a stock portfolio made up o
-0.03482 -0.04988 0.04885 0.12098 (NYSE), the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS
-0.18728 -0.13717 -0.07364 -0.13490 American Express (AXP) and Home Dep
-0.01022 0.01766 0.06344 -0.06636 (BNS) (TSX) and Starbucks (SBUX) (NASD
0.06875 0.13790 -0.05594 0.05899 much to invest in each one. She wants t
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-0.21985 -0.08891 -0.26382 -0.11728 a 60-month period (January 2008 to De
-0.15220 -0.02029 -0.17189 -0.31981 choices down to the following three. W
-0.20430 0.00690 -0.02063 0.05965 1. $25,000 in each stock
-0.09048 -0.06464 -0.10487 -0.00221 2. American Express: $10,000, Home De
-0.27907 -0.02984 -0.06176 -0.03097 Starbucks: $40,000
0.12993 0.14193 0.08882 0.21461 3. American Express: $10,000, Home De
0.87550 0.11720 0.17850 0.30169 Starbucks: $20,000
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 r has $100,000 to invest in the stock market. She is interested in
g a stock portfolio made up of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange
e Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and the NASDAQ. The stocks are
Express (AXP) and Home Depot (HD) (NYSE), Bank of Nova Scotia
) and Starbucks (SBUX) (NASDAQ). However, she doesn’t know how
vest in each one. She wants to maximize her return, but she would also like
e the risk. She has computed the monthly returns for all four stocks during
h period (January 2008 to December 2012) Xm07-00. She narrowed her
wn to the following three. What should she do?
in each stock
n Express: $10,000, Home Depot: $20,000, Bank of Nova Scotia: $30,000,

n Express: $10,000, Home Depot: $50,000, Bank of Nova Scotia: $20,000,