This employer has been advised by their benefits broker to install a voluntary benefits program. employees will be offered the chance to purchase various types of cancer insurance and dread disease policies. the broker will be responsible for all marketing, advertising and enrollment of employees. this broker receives commissions from the insurers underwriting the voluntary benefits [as is traditionally done]. the broker has offered to share a substantial portion of these commissions with the employer. the question you have to answer or consider is as follows: if this employer sets up this voluntary plan under the terms described above, have they created an erisa plan? explain carefully

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Excel allows you to take a lot of data and organize it in one document. what are some of the features you can use to clarify, emphasize, and differentiate your data?

Winners of the georgia lotto drawing are given the choice of receiving the winning amount divided equally over 2121 years or as a lump-sum cash option amount. the cash option amount is determined by discounting the annual winning payment at 88% over 2121 years. this week the lottery is worth $1616 million to a single winner. what would the cash option payout be?