Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)While the sign of the correlation is easy to interpret,its magnitude is not.
• B)Independent risks are uncorrelated.
• C)When the covariance equals 0,the returns are uncorrelated.
• D)To find the risk of a portfolio,we need to know more than the risk and return of the component stocks;we need to know the degree to which the stocks' returns move together.

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Definitions:

Investing Activities

Transactions related to buying or selling long-term assets and investments other than cash equivalents.

Financing Activities

These involve transactions related to raising capital and repaying investors, such as issuing shares and obtaining loans, covered in the cash flow statement.

Cash Dividend

A cash dividend is a payment made by a company out of its earnings to shareholders, usually in the form of cash.

Common Stock

A type of security that represents ownership in a corporation, with rights to vote on corporate matters and receive dividends.