Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) A value-weighted portfolio is an equal-ownership portfolio: we hold an equal fraction of the total number of shares outstanding of each security in the portfolio.
• B) When buying a value-weighted portfolio, we end up purchasing the same percentage of shares of each firm.
• C) To maintain a value-weighted portfolio, we do not need to trade securities and rebalance the portfolio unless the number of shares outstanding of some security changes.
• D) In a value-weighted portfolio the fraction of money invested in any security corresponds to its share of the total number of shares outstanding of all securities in the portfolio.

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Definitions:

Compounded Quarterly

This refers to the method where interest on a financial product is calculated and added to the principal sum every three months.

Compounded Monthly

Interest calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest from previous periods on a monthly basis.

RRSP

Registered Retirement Savings Plan, a savings account, registered with the Canadian government, that defers income taxes on retirement savings until withdrawal.

Accumulate

The act of gathering or collecting over a period of time, often resulting in an increase in quantity.