Which of the Following Combinations of Stocks Would Give You

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following combinations of stocks would give you the biggest reduction in risk?

• A)Duke Energy and Wal-Mart
• B)Wal-Mart and Microsoft
• C)Microsoft and Duke Energy
• D)Duke Energy by itself
• E)Wal-Mart by itself

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