You must add one of two investments to an already well- diversified po

You must add one of two investments to an already well- diversified portfolio.

Security A Security B
Expected Return = 14% Expected Return = 14%
Standard Deviation of Standard Deviation of
Returns = 15.8% Returns = 19.7%
Beta = 1.8 Beta = 1.5
If you are a risk-averse investor, which one is the better choice?
A) Security A
B) Security B
C) Either security would be acceptable.
D) Cannot be determined with information given

ANSWER

B