Which of the following activities is most likely to be performed as part of the execution step of the portfolio management process?
A. Completion of the investment policy statement.
B. Top-down analysis based on macroeconomic conditions.
C. Rebalancing the portfolio to the desired asset class exposures.
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As the number of stocks in a portfolio increases, the portfolios systematic risk:
A. Can increase or decrease.
B. Decreases at a decreasing rate.
C. Decreases at an increasing rate.
Which of the following asset classes has historically had the highest returns and standard deviation?
A. Small-cap stocks.
B. Large-cap stocks.
C. Long-term corporate bonds.
Portfolio diversification is least likely to protect against losses:
A. During severe market turmoil.
B. When markets are operating normally.
C. When the portfolio securities have low return correlation.
According to Markowitz portfolio theory:
A. Combining any two risky assets in a portfolio will reduce unsystematic risk compared to a portfolio holding only one of the two risky assets.
B. Adding a risky stock to a (less risky) bond portfolio can decrease portfolio risk.
C. A portfolio with the minimum risk for its level of expected return lies on the efficient frontier.