Treasury bills are commonly viewed as risk-free assets because

maturity is identical to most investors' desired holding periods.

The first major step in asset allocation is:

1. U = E(r) − (A/2)s2, where A = 4.0.Based on the utility function above, which investment would you select?

Which of the following statements regarding risk-averse investors is true?

You are considering investing \$1,000 in a T-bill that pays 0.05 and a risky portfolio, P, constructed with two risky securities, X and Y. The weights of X and Y in P are 0.60 and 0.40, respectively. X has an expected rate of return of 0.14 and variance of 0.01, and Y has an expected rate of return of 0.10 and a variance of 0.0081.

What would be the dollar value of your positions in X, Y, and the T-bills, respectively, if you decide to hold a portfolio that has an expected outcome of \$1,120?

You invest \$100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.11 and a standard deviation of 0.20 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.03. What percentages of your money must be invested in the risky asset and the risk-free asset, respectively, to form a portfolio with an expected return of 0.08?

Steve is more risk-averse than Edie. On a graph that shows Steve and Edie's indifference curves, which of the following is true? Assume that the graph shows expected return on the vertical axis and standard deviation on the horizontal axis. I) Steve and Edie's indifference curves might intersect; II) Steve's indifference curves will have flatter slopes than Edie's; III) Steve's indifference curves will have steeper slopes than Edie's; IV) Steve and Edie's indifference curves will not intersect; V) Steve's indifference curves will be downward sloping and Edie's will be upward sloping.

The certainty equivalent rate of a portfolio is