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A stock has a beta of 1.56 and an expected return of 17.3 percent. A risk free asset currently earns 5.1 percent. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 1.06 what are the portfolio weights?

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The portfolio beta is the weighted average beta of the individual assets. The stock has a beta of 1.56 and the beta of risk free asset ...

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