How do I randomly generate rates of return per period for a portfolio for
several periods given expected return rates and standard deviations?

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How do I randomly generate rates of return per period for a portfolio
for several periods given expected return rates and standard
deviations?


Generate normally distributed random numbers in the usual way and then
scale them to have the desired mean and standard dev.