AXP HD BNS SBUX

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0.03368 0.06297 -0.05790 -0.02671 An investor has $100,000 to invest in the
0.10255 0.02983 0.05391 -0.07279 Developing a stock portfolio made up of s
-0.03482 -0.04988 0.04885 0.12098 (NYSE), the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)
-0.18728 -0.13717 -0.07364 -0.13490 American Express (AXP) and Home Depot
-0.01022 0.01766 0.06344 -0.06636 (BNS) (TSX) and Starbucks (SBUX) (NASDA
0.06875 0.13790 -0.05594 0.05899 much to invest in each one. She wants to
-0.10712 -0.03729 0.00079 -0.04430 to minimize the risk. She has computed th
-0.21985 -0.08891 -0.26382 -0.11728 a 60-month period (January 2008 to Dece
-0.15220 -0.02029 -0.17189 -0.31981 choices down to the following three. Wha
-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 Dep
-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 Dep
0.87550 0.11720 0.17850 0.30169 Starbucks: $20,000
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or 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
X) and Starbucks (SBUX) (NASDAQ). However, she doesnt know how
nvest in each one. She wants to maximize her return, but she would also like
ze the risk. She has computed the monthly returns for all four stocks during
th period (January 2008 to December 2012) Xm07-00. She narrowed her
own to the following three. What should she do?
0 in each stock
an Express: $10,000, Home Depot: $20,000, Bank of Nova Scotia: $30,000,

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