Which one of the following portfolios cannot lie on the efficient frontier as described by markowitz?
portfolio expected return standard deviation
w 9 % 21 %
x 5 % 7 %
y 15 % 36 %
z 12 % 15 %

(a) only portfolio w cannot lie on the efficient frontier.
(b) cannot be determined from the information given.
(c) only portfolio y cannot lie on the efficient frontier.
(d) only portfolio z cannot lie on the efficient frontier.
(e) only portfolio x cannot lie on the efficient frontier.

Which of the following is not a consideration when determining your asset allocation

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

According to the video, the gross national product had declined from $104 billion in 1929 to about in 1933.