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Portfolio Management

Comparing Sharpe Ratios of Two Strategies

Easy Performance Evaluation Risk-adjusted Performance

A portfolio manager is evaluating the performance of two different investment strategies over the same period. The first strategy, Strategy A, has an average return of 12% and a standard deviation of returns of 10%. The second strategy, Strategy B, has an average return of 15% with a standard deviation of 20%. To determine which strategy offers better risk-adjusted performance, the manager decides to calculate the Sharpe Ratio for both strategies, assuming a risk-free rate of 3%.

Which of the following strategies has a higher Sharpe Ratio, indicating better risk-adjusted performance?

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