AN INVESTOR CURRENTLY HAS A PORTFOLIO VALUED AT $700,000. THE INV...

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An investor currently has a portfolio valued at $700,000. The investor’s objective is long-term growth, but she will need $30,000 by the end of the year to pay her son’s college tuition and another $10,000 by year-end for her annual vacation. The investor is considering three alternative portfolios: Standard Expected Deviation of Portfolio Return Returns Safety-First Ratio 1 0.2290 2 0.3300 3 14% 22% Using Roy’s safety-first criterion, which of the alternative portfolios most likely minimizes the probability that the investor’s portfolio will have a value lower than $700,000 at year-end? A. Portfolio 2

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Portfolio 3C. Portfolio 1