When the Overall Market Is Up by 10%, an Investor

question 115

Multiple Choice

When the overall market is up by 10%, an investor with a portfolio of defensive stocks will probably have:

• A)Negative portfolio returns less than 10%
• B)Negative portfolio returns greater than 10%
• C)Positive portfolio returns less than 10%
• D)Positive portfolio returns greater than 10%

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