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Sharpe vs Treynor Measure for Diverse Portfolios with Known Beta

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If an investor is able to determine a global beta for his portfolio and holds a portfolio that is well-diversified with international investments, which performance measure is more appropriate, the Sharpe Measure or the Treynor Measure? Why? Explain each performance measure.

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This solution discuses which performance measure is more appropriate between the Sharpe Measure and the Treynor Measure.

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