A Portfolio of Stocks Where Each Stock Has a Large

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A portfolio of stocks where each stock has a large component of independent risk benefits when such stocks are held in a portfolio, because the independent risks are averaged out. This is also referred to as diversification of risks.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how the quantity demanded of a good changes in response to a change in consumers' income.

Inferior Good

A type of good whose demand decreases as the income of consumers increases, contrasting with normal goods.

Supply

The total amount of a good or service that is available for purchase at any given price.

Perfectly Inelastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a price change.