Explain the Purpose of the Selection Process and Identify Four

question 80

Essay

Explain the purpose of the selection process and identify four of the most frequently used selection devices.

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Definitions:

Risk Adjusted Performance

An evaluation of an investment's return after accounting for the degree of risk that was taken to achieve it.

Portfolio

An assortment of financial assets including stocks, bonds, and commodities, as well as cash and near-cash items like mutual funds and ETFs.

Sharpe Ratio

Reward-to-volatility ratio; ratio of excess return to portfolio standard deviation.

Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation is a measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points or investment returns around the mean.