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You expect to invest your funds equally in four stocks with the following expected returns:
STOCK A 16%
STOCK B 14
STOCK C 10
STOCK D 8
At the end of the year, each stock had the following realized returns:
STOCK A -6%
STOCK B 18
STOCK C 3
STOCK D -22
Compare the portfolio's expected and realized returns:

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