Create a new R Project in a separate folder. Load the West R…

Create a new R Project in a separate folder. Load the West Roxbury dataset from Canvas and using the console, find the dimensions of the R object and display the first six rows of the dataset. Take a screenshot of the whole R window showing you’re working in a new R project and the console displaying the R commands and the results.

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 perc…

Consider an US-based foundation with spending rate of 3 percent and cost of earning investment returns has averaged 50 basis points annually. The asset allocation and the set of capital market expectations are shown below.  The expected long-term inflation rate is 2.5 percent. Table 3 Capital Market Expectations Asset class E(ri) si Correlations A B C D A US equities 9% 18% 1       B Ex-US equities 8 14 0.60 1     C US bonds 4 8 0.30 0.20 1   D Real estate 1 7 0.50 0.40 0.10 1    Table 4 Corner portfolios Portfolio E(rp) sp Sp wi A B C D 1 9.0% 18.0% 0.39 100% 0% 0% 0% 2 7.9 16.7 0.35 65 35 0 0 3 7.5 15.4 0.38 37 53 0 10 4 5.0 12.4 0.36 0 25 43 32 5 4.6 10.1 0.32 0 11 55 34 What is the foundation return requirement in percent?

A pension portfolio manager is about to upgrade his performa…

A pension portfolio manager is about to upgrade his performance calculation software. Currently, his performance software will only calculate his performance on a quarterly basis. The quarterly performance numbers calculated on a money-weigh ted rate-of- return basis for the year 2017 are shown below. The portfolio benchmark has annual return of 4.2 percent and the market index has a return of 3.4 percent.            QUATER                 RETURN             1                               5.35%             2                               -2.34%             3                               4.62%             4                               1.25%   Calculate the rate of return for 2017

Suppose an analyst is valuing two markets. Market A is a dev…

Suppose an analyst is valuing two markets. Market A is a developed market, and Market B is an emerging market. The investor’s time horizon is five years. The other pertinent facts are:   Measure Value Sharpe ratio of the global portfolio 0.29 Standard deviation of the global portfolio 8% Risk-free rate of return 4.5% Degree of market integration for Market A 80% Degree of market integration for Market B 65% Standard deviation for Market A 18% Standard deviation for Market B 26% Correlation of Market A with global portfolio .87   Correlation of Market B with global portfolio .63   Estimated illiquidity premium for A 0   Estimated illiquidity premium for B 2.4   Referring to Table: What is the expected return in each market?