A Portfolio of 40 Randomly Selected Stocks, Which of the Following

question 111

Multiple Choice

a portfolio of 40 randomly selected stocks, which of the following is most likely to be true?

• A)The riskiness of the portfolio is greater than the riskiness of each of the stocks if each was held in isolation.
• B)The riskiness of the portfolio is the same as the riskiness of each stock if it was held in isolation.
• C)The beta of the portfolio is less than the average of the betas of the individual stocks.
• D)The beta of the portfolio is equal to the average of the betas of the individual stocks.
• E)The beta of the portfolio is larger than the average of the betas of the individual stocks.

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