If the Markets Are Efficient, Then Why Is Asset Allocation

question 39

Multiple Choice

If the markets are efficient, then why is asset allocation still considered important?

• A)because the risk-return relationship must still be considered
• B)because market timing is critical in efficient markets
• C)because individual security selection is the key to the markets being efficient
• D)because asset allocation combines market timing with individual security selection
• E)because the majority of market gains tend to occur only over long periods of time

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