Q5. James Corby and Paul Neiberlein are investment advisors for the money management firm of Gael Investment Advisors. Gael Investment Advisors is a firm with 28 investment advisors started by
Cegelski still holds the majority of his wealth in Reston Technologies stock as it accounts for roughly 60 percent of his portfolio. However, Cegelski does not want to send a negative signal to the financial markets. Reston Technologies is now a mid cap stock that is closely watched by analysts. Furthermore, Cegelski does not want to relinquish control of Reston Technologies stock because he is concerned that a hostile investor may attempt to gain control of the firm. However, he would like to achieve the diversification of his portfolio quickly, because he is concerned about a downturn in the technology sector. He also wants to be able to have the funds necessary for his children’s college education, which begins in three years.
Tom Cecil is another client of Gael Investment Advisors. He is 45 years old and the primary owner of Irvington Beverage Distributors. Irvington Beverage Distributors holds the exclusive rights to distribute several brand name alcoholic beverages in a three state area. Cecil bought his ownership stake from his uncle eleven years ago. Besides Cecil, the only other owners are friends, family, and private investors. The
Over lunch on the following day, Corby and Neiberlein discuss the attractiveness of alternative investments for their clients, including real estate, private equity, commodities, managed futures, and distressed securities.
Neiberlein states that the Sharpe ratio is inappropriate for hedge fund evaluation because the returns for hedge funds are often serially correlated, which artificially increases the standard deviation.
Which of the following best represents Cegelski’s risk exposures?
A) Cegelski’s main exposures are to systematic risk and unsystematic risk.
B) Cegelski’s main exposures are to systematic risk, unsystematic risk, and liquidity risk.
C) Cegelski’s main exposures are to systematic risk.
答案和详解如下:
Correct answer is A)
Cegelski’s main exposures are to systematic risk and unsystematic risk. He has unsystematic risk because his portfolio is poorly diversified. The Reston Technologies stock is publicly traded so, although he does not want to, he could liquidate his shares publicly.
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