FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.1 Coates’ s Decision For more course tutorials visit
are more supportive of modern portfolio theory.” Just then, the company president interrupted them, needing to talk to Elinor immediately. Elinor apologized for having to leave and offered to continue their discussion later that evening. Questions a. Analyze Walt’ s argument and explain why a mutual fund investment may be overdiversified. Also explain why one does not necessarily have to have hundreds of thousands of dollars to diversify adequately. b. Analyze Shane’ s argument and explain the major error in his logic relative to the use of beta as a substitute for diversification. Explain the key assumption underlying the use of beta as a risk measure. c. Briefly describe the traditional approach to portfolio management and relate it to the approaches supported by Walt and Shane. d. Briefly describe modern portfolio theory and relate it to the approaches supported by Walt and Shane. Be sure to mention diversifiable risk, undiversifiable risk, and total risk, along with the role of beta. e. Explain how the traditional approach and modern portfolio theory can be blended into an approach to portfolio management that might prove useful to the individual investor. Relate this to reconciling Walt’ s and Shane’ s differing points of view.
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FIN 402 Week 2 Assignment Case Problem 4.1 Coates’ s Decision For more course tutorials visit