For Assessing Whether and How Much of an Asset to Hold

question 20

Multiple Choice

For assessing whether and how much of an asset to hold, the important consideration is the asset's amount of

• A)relative risk.
• B)rate of return risk.
• C)nondiversifiable risk.
• D)diversifiable risk.
• E)absolute risk.

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