In many companies, the chief executive officer (CEO), who holds the top management position in the company, also serves as chairman of the board. This is often the case with companies that have grown rapidly and still retain the initial founder in those roles.
Answer: B. Corporate Bonds and T-Bills
Explanation:
As you want to be 95% certain, this would require a 95% confidence interval.
With the given returns and standard deviations, the range of returns expected will be computed by;
Upper limit = Return + 2*SD
Lower limit Return - 2*SD
Stocks
Upper Limit = 18.37% + 2 (38.79%)
= 96.0%
Lower Limit = 18.37% - 2 (38.79%)
= -59.2%
S&P 500
Upper Limit = 11.84% + 2(20.01%)
= 51.9%
Lower Limit = 11.84% - 2(20.01%)
= -28.2%
Corporate Bonds
Upper Limit = 6.47% + 2(6.98%)
= 20.4%
Lower Limit = 6.47% - 2(6.98%)
= -7.5%
T-Bills
Upper Limit = 3.46% + 2(3.14%)
= 9.7%
Lower Limit = 3.46% - 2(3.14%)
= -2.8%
The lower limit show the lowest return achievable given a 95% confidence level.
<em>Only </em><em>Corporate Bonds</em><em> and </em><em>T-Bills</em><em> will give a minimum that is above 8% so they should be chosen. </em>
