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You are presently invested in the Luther Fund, a broad-based mutual fund that invests in stocks and other securities. The Luther Fund has an expected return of 14% and a volatility of 20%. Risk-free Treasury Bills are currently offering returns of 4%. You are considering adding a precious metals fund to your current portfolio. The metals fund has an expected return of 10%, a volatility of 30%, and a correlation of -.20 with the Luther Fund.
-The beta of the precious metals fund with the Luther Fund is closest to:
A) -0.3
B) -0.6
C) 0.3
D) 0.6

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You are presently invested in the Luther Fund, a broad-based mutual fund that invests in stocks and other securities. The Luther Fund has an expected return of 14% and a volatility of 20%. Risk-free Treasury Bills are currently offering returns of 4%. You are considering adding a precious metals fund to your current portfolio. The metals fund has an expected return of 10%, a volatility of 30%, and a correlation of -.20 with the Luther Fund.
-The beta of the precious metals fund with the Luther Fund  is closest to:
A) -0.3 
B) -0.6 
C) 0.3 
D) 0.6

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A) 11ea7e5a_6e6c_9f1b_9a0a_b1655da8f20a_TB1623_11 = 11ea7e5a_6e6c_c62c_9a0a_bb97b63597c3_TB1623_11 = 11ea7e5a_6e6c_c62d_9a0a_816424b21d45_TB1623_11 = -0.3

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