Question 1

You invested $1,000 through your broker three years ago.Your account balance at the beginning of each period is shown in the table below.

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• Calculate the annual return for each...

Question 2

What is the problem with using the Sharpe measure for evaluation of an active portfolio management strategy?

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The Sharpe measure penalizes for portfol...

Question 3

The M2 measure was developed by

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A)   Merton and Miller.
B)   Miller and Miller.
C)   Modigliani and Miller.
D)   Modigliani and Modigliani.
E)   the M&M Mars Company.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

There appears to be a role for a theory of active portfolio management because

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A)   some portfolio managers have produced sequences of abnormal returns that are difficult to label as lucky outcomes.
B)   the "noise" in the realized returns is enough to prevent the rejection of the hypothesis that some money managers have outperformed a passive strategy by a statistically small,yet economic,margin.
C)   some anomalies in realized returns have been persistent enough to suggest that portfolio managers who identified these anomalies in a timely fashion could have outperformed a passive strategy over prolonged periods.
D)   a and b.
E)   a,b,and c.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Discuss the origins,the use of,and the principle behind the Sharpe measure.

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The Sharpe measure was designed to evalu...

Question 6

The Sharpe,Treynor,and Jensen portfolio performance measures are derived from the CAPM,

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A)   therefore,it does not matter which measure is used to evaluate a portfolio manager.
B)   however,the Sharpe and Treynor measures used different risk measures,therefore the measures vary as to whether or not they are appropriate,depending on the investment scenario.
C)   therefore,all measure the same portfolio attributes.
D)   a and b.
E)   none of these.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Calculate the appraisal ratio for The Carlyte Group.

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A)   1.33%
B)   4.00%
C)   8.67%
D)   31.43%
E)   37.14%F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The M-squared measure

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A)   considers only the return when evaluating mutual funds.
B)   considers the risk-adjusted return when evaluating mutual funds.
C)   considers only the total risk when evaluating mutual funds.
D)   considers only the market risk when evaluating mutual funds.
E)   none of these.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 9

The Modigliani M2 measure and the Treynor T2 measure

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A)   are identical.
B)   are nearly identical and will rank portfolios the same way.
C)   are nearly identical but might rank portfolios differently.
D)   are somewhat different;M2 can be used to rank portfolios but T2 can not.
E)   are somewhat different;T2 can be used to rank portfolios but M2 can not.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The contribution of selection within markets to the Highwater Marx Bros.'s total excess return was _________.

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A)   -1.80%
B)   -1.00%
C)   0.80%
D)   1.00%
E)   none of theseF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

A portfolio manager's ranking within a comparison universe may not provide a good measure of performance because

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A)   portfolio returns may not be calculated in the same way.
B)   portfolio durations can vary across managers.
C)   if managers follow a particular style or subgroup,portfolios may not be comparable.
D)   both b and c.
E)   all of these.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

When you are examining the record of a perfect market timer it is important to realize that

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A)   the average rate of return is a misleading measure.
B)   the average excess return is a misleading measure.
C)   the standard deviation is a misleading measure.
D)   the coefficient of skewness is a misleading measure.
E)   he has based most of his decisions on inside information.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Ideally,clients would like to invest with the portfolio manager who has

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A)   a moderate personal risk-aversion coefficient.
B)   a low personal risk-aversion coefficient.
C)   the highest Sharpe measure.
D)   the highest record of realized returns.
E)   the lowest record of standard deviations.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Suppose you purchase one share of the stock of Cereal Correlation Company at the beginning of year 1 for $50.At the end of year 1,you receive a $1 dividend,and buy one more share for $72.At the end of year 2,you receive total dividends of $2 (i.e. ,$1 for each share) ,and sell the shares for $67.20 each.The time-weighted return on your investment is _________.

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A)   10.00%
B)   8.78%
C)   19.71%
D)   20.36%
E)   none of theseF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

A manager who uses the mean-variance theory to construct an optimal portfolio will satisfy

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A)   investors with low risk-aversion coefficients.
B)   investors with high risk-aversion coefficients.
C)   investors with moderate risk-aversion coefficients.
D)   all investors,regardless of their level of risk aversion.
E)   only clients with whom she has established long-term relationships,because she knows their personal preferences.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

An investor focusing on future performance estimation would most likely consider

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A)   the arithmetic average return.
B)   the geometric average return.
C)   the dollar-weighted return.
D)   all three measures would be equally informative.
E)   both a and b would be equally informative.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The Treynor measure and the Sharpe measure
I.both lead to the same conclusion about whether performance was superior.
II.rank portfolios in the same order.
III.may rank portfolios in a different order.
IV.use alpha differently.

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A)   I and II
B)   I and III
C)   I and IV
D)   I,II,and IV
E)   I,III,and IVF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The __________ measures the reward to volatility trade-off by dividing the average portfolio excess return by the standard deviation of returns.

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A)   Sharpe measure
B)   Treynor measure
C)   Jensen measure
D)   appraisal ratio
E)   none of theseF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

What is the Sharpe measure of performance evaluation for The Carlyte Group?

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A)   1.33%
B)   4.00%
C)   8.67%
D)   31.43%
E)   37.14%F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

If an investor invested $1,000 in 30-day commercial paper on January 1,1927 and rolled over the proceeds into commercial paper every 30 days until December 31,1978,the investor would have earned approximately ___________ at the end of 1978.

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A)   $3,600
B)   $67,500
C)   $3,640,000
D)   $5,360,000,000
E)   none of theseF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The Modigliani M² measure and the Treynor T² measure

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What is the Sharpe measure of performance evaluation for The Carlyte Group?

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