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Common stock A has an expected return of 10%, a standard deviation of future returns of 25%, and a beta of 1.25. Common stock B has an expected return of 12%, a standard deviation of future returns of 15%, and a beta of 1.50. Which stock is riskier. Explain.
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It depends on how you define riskier.
1) If riskier is understood the normal way (ie uncertainty of future return), then stock A is riskier. Since A has a std. dev. of 25% (vs. B 15%), then return of stock A is much more unpredictable. We know that the expected ...
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