GM GE CY NUE
0.78% 2.64% 0.75% -0.51%
8.12% 6.68% 15.83% 9.04%
0.9662 1.2140 0.9924 1.2012
0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% 2.25% 2.50%
0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% 2.25% 2.50%
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0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% 2.25% 2.50%
0.25% 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% 2.25% 2.50%
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Efficient Frontier with US Stocks
3.00%
2.50%
2.00%
Portfolio Return
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
3.00% 203.00% 403.00% 603.00% 803.00% 1003.00% 1203.00%
2.50%
2.00%
Portfolio Return
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
0.00% 200.00% 400.00% 600.00% 800.00% 1000.00% 1200.00%
20.00%
10.00%
f(x) = 0.966155469443706 x − 0.005203580636722
R² = 0.255901782117189
GM Returns
0.00% GM
Linear (GM)
-10.00%
-20.00%
-30.00%
-20.00% -15.00% -10.00% -5.00% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00%
SPY Returns
DATE SPY UK Australia Germany Japan Sweden Corre
May-96 2.24% -0.99% -0.59% 2.40% -4.67% 3.52%
Jun-96 0.35% 0.99% -1.78% 3.26% 1.18% 1.72% SPY
Jul-96 -4.60% 1.46% -4.29% 0.91% -4.84% -3.46% UK
Aug-96 1.91% 1.45% 1.86% -1.37% -5.52% 3.03% Australia
Sep-96 4.92% 1.90% 0.00% 1.83% 3.43% 4.18% Germany
Oct-96 3.18% 5.48% 4.20% 0.45% -6.99% 4.02% Japan
Nov-96 7.05% 4.77% 2.90% 3.54% 2.23% 6.11% Sweden
Dec-96 -2.90% 4.56% 0.57% 0.00% -7.82% 1.47%
Jan-97 5.99% -5.41% -4.65% 0.00% -10.59% 1.81%
Feb-97 0.95% 3.36% 2.35% 3.42% 2.11% -0.72%
Mar-97 -4.89% 1.24% -0.58% 3.72% -4.26% 1.79% Exp. Ret.
Apr-97 6.07% 2.02% 2.88% -2.05% 5.81% -5.09% Std. Dev.
May-97 6.13% 5.45% 2.25% 6.40% 9.29% 5.09%
Jun-97 3.64% 1.50% 3.28% 2.68% 5.46% 8.82%
Jul-97 7.63% 5.09% -0.53% 10.04% -1.33% 5.38%
Aug-97 -5.32% -6.21% -10.24% -12.33% -10.39% -11.05% Stock
Sep-97 4.33% 8.32% 4.68% 8.50% -1.00% 11.97% SPY
Oct-97 -2.48% -3.53% -13.43% -5.84% -10.04% -9.59% UK
Nov-97 3.80% -0.36% -4.00% 1.49% -6.90% 0.67% Australia
Dec-97 1.49% 1.79% 1.35% 4.35% -6.14% -3.39% Germany
Jan-98 1.28% 5.52% 7.75% 2.11% 11.36% 2.39% Japan
Feb-98 6.70% 6.50% -0.63% 6.39% 1.12% 8.70% Sweden
Mar-98 4.48% 7.57% 3.08% 6.61% -11.85% 7.15% Sum
Apr-98 1.27% -0.88% -0.61% 6.21% 3.70% 6.67%
May-98 -2.10% -4.20% -8.25% 6.11% -6.25% 2.13% Target Ret
Jun-98 3.85% 3.02% 0.00% 3.18% 1.28% -1.59% Port Ret
Jul-98 -1.36% -3.02% -2.01% 2.32% -3.90% -3.54% Port Std Dev
Aug-98 -15.22% -15.21% -19.32% -23.14% -18.11% -21.55%
Sep-98 5.82% 3.17% 8.64% 0.96% 1.57% -7.86%
Oct-98 7.80% 5.39% 7.25% 5.57% 19.14% 5.78%
Nov-98 5.42% 4.80% 6.76% 3.84% 3.17% 8.08%
Dec-98 6.01% 2.17% -0.66% 3.14% 2.47% 0.00%
Jan-99 3.46% 0.61% 5.13% 1.67% 2.41% 5.05%
Feb-99 -3.26% 1.21% -0.62% -9.56% -3.64% -1.55%
Mar-99 3.82% 2.37% 1.86% -3.40% 12.73% 0.00%
Apr-99 3.73% 4.30% 12.19% 6.69% 4.26% 3.38%
May-99 -2.31% -5.78% -9.15% -5.44% -5.90% -2.76%
Jun-99 5.09% 2.65% 6.94% 8.05% 9.98% 11.16%
Jul-99 -3.15% -1.46% -1.69% -4.69% 7.24% 2.20%
Aug-99 -0.52% -4.51% -9.53% 0.89% -0.47% -3.88%
Sep-99 -2.54% 0.00% 3.08% -0.30% 4.12% 1.12%
Oct-99 6.21% 1.83% -2.45% 4.95% 6.09% 7.53%
Nov-99 1.65% 0.90% 2.45% 1.41% 2.91% 7.96%
Dec-99 5.31% 2.66% 7.02% 17.90% 6.74% 12.15%
Jan-00 -5.11% -9.48% -4.04% -5.78% -5.92% -3.23%
Feb-00 -1.53% -1.61% -2.98% 10.14% -1.22% 19.61%
Mar-00 9.00% 6.31% -4.34% -3.19% 8.29% -1.63%
Apr-00 -4.94% -4.70% 0.00% -8.20% -9.11% -4.10%
Correlation Matrix
SPY UK Australia Germany Japan Sweden
100% 74% 60% 65% 59% 56%
74% 100% 75% 64% 54% 58%
60% 75% 100% 60% 61% 58%
65% 64% 60% 100% 45% 81%
59% 54% 61% 45% 100% 46%
56% 58% 58% 81% 46% 100%
Weights
46.74% 9.14% 19.40% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
55.06% 57.67% 56.96% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
1.62% 30.64% 22.73% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
-10.48% -1.19% -3.72% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
-1.92% 14.18% 9.79% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
8.97% -10.45% -5.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
2.50%
0.00%
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