The Statement "A Portfolio Is Less Than the Sum of Its

question 82

Multiple Choice

The statement "A portfolio is less than the sum of its parts." means

• A) it is less expensive to buy a group of assets than to buy those assets individually.
• B) portfolio returns will always be lower than the returns on individual stocks.
• C) a diversified group of assets will be less volatile than the individual assets within the group.
• D) for reasons that are not well understood, the value of a portfolio is less than the sum of the values of its components.

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