1. Is the volatility of the dollar return to an investment in the Japanese equity market the sum of the volatility of the Japanese equity market return in yen plus the volatility of dollar> yen exchange rate changes? Why or why not?
2. Why is the variance of a portfolio of internationally diversified stocks likely to be lower than the variance of a portfolio of U.S. stocks?
3. How can you increase the Sharpe ratio of a portfolio? What type of stocks would you have to add to it in order to do so?
4. Why is the hurdle rate in Section 13.2 lower for Japan than for Canada? Should U.S. investors still invest in Canada?