Which of the Following Securities Could NOT Have Any Benefits

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following securities could NOT have any benefits for diversification with your investment portfolio?

• A)Treasury bills with a correlation coefficient of 0.0 with your portfolio
• B)Alpha Company stock that has a correlation coefficient of -0.25 with your portfolio
• C)Beta Company stock that has a correlation coefficient of 0.50 with your portfolio
• D)All of these choices would reduce risk for your portfolio and therefore show at least some benefit to diversification.

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