Calculate the standard deviations in estimated rates of return for TI, SG and market

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As a financial advisor at ABC Corporation, the CEO asked you to analyze the following
information pertaining to two common stock investments, TI and SG. You are told that a oneyear Treasury Bill will have a rate of return of 5% over the next year. Also, information from
an investment advising service lists the current beta for TI as 1.68 and for SG as 0.52. You are
provided a series of questions to guide your analysis.

Economy

Probability

TI

SG

market

Recession

30%

-20%

5%

-4%

Average

20%

15%

6%

11%

Expansion

35%

30%

8%

17%

Boom

15%

50%

10%

27%


2. Calculate the standard deviations in estimated rates of return for TI, SG and market.

 

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