Investors in Segmented Markets Will Bear a Lower Level of Risk

question 55

True/False

Investors in segmented markets will bear a lower level of risk by holding a disproportionately large share of their investments in their local market as opposed to the level of risk if they invested in a globally diversified portfolio.

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