An investor wishes to add new stocks to her portfolio. She has information about two assets, Stock A and Stock B. Stock A has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 20%. Stock B has a beta of 0.9 and expected return of 15%. The risk-free rate is 4.5% and the market risk premium is 15%. Which of these stocks, if any, would you advise the investor to purchase?

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An investor wishes to add new stocks to her portfolio. She has information about two
assets, Stock A and Stock B. Stock A has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 20%.
Stock B has a beta of 0.9 and expected return of 15%. The risk-free rate is 4.5% and the
market risk premium is 15%.
Which of these stocks, if any, would you advise the investor to purchase? 

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