Investors Who Tend to Invest Too Heavily in the Securities

question 73

Multiple Choice

Investors who tend to invest too heavily in the securities issued by their employer suffer from the condition known as:

• A)overconfidence.
• B)loyalty adherence.
• C)status quo.
• D)local adhesion.
• E)familiarity.

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Definitions:

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm and an ovum—the male and female gametes, respectively—join to form a single new cell.

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Chromosome

A thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by the merging of an egg and sperm cell during fertilization.