Sydney has a portfolio with 50 shares of AAA with a current…

Sydney has a portfolio with 50 shares of AAA with a current value of $20 per share, a return of 12%, and a beta of 1.30. She also has 25 shares of BBB with a return of 10%, a 0.80 beta, and currently priced at $60 per share. Finally, she owns 75 shares of CCC priced at $50 per share, with a 1.1 beta and a 14% return. What is the weighted average portfolio return of Sydney’s portfolio?

John, age 58, has been using a CFP® practitioner for the las…

John, age 58, has been using a CFP® practitioner for the last 15 years. The CFP® practitioner recently retired and, as a result, John has decided to engage Tom, who is also a CFP® practitioner, but unaffiliated with John’s original practitioner. After analyzing and evaluating John’s current financial position, Tom made his recommendations. Those recommendations differed from that of John’s original practitioner. According to the Practice Standards, how should the differing recommendations be handled?