Suppose Stock A has an expected return of 15%, a standard deviation of 20%, and a Beta of 0.4 while Stock B has an expected return of 25%, a standard deviation of 30% and a beta of 1.25, and the correlation between the two stocks is 0.25. What is the standard deviation for a portfolio with 50% invested in Stock A and 50% invested in Stock B?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 23%
D) 25%

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The Answer of Suppose Stock A has an expected return of 15%, a standard deviation of 20%, and a Beta of 0.4 while Stock B has an expected return of 25%, a standard deviation of 30% and a beta of 1.25, and the correlation between the two stocks is 0.25. What is the standard deviation for a portfolio with 50% invested in Stock A and 50% invested in Stock B?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 23%
D) 25%

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