People's Abilities to Bear Risk Increases With

question 21

Multiple Choice

People's abilities to bear risk increases with:

• A)their abilities to understand the market.
• B)their abilities to diversify their asset holdings.
• C)their abilities to invest in risky assets over a large time period.
• D)their abilities to judge the probability of outcomes.

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