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Sportsfan2111

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Define the terms systematic risk and unsystematic risk. Be sure to explain the difference between the two. Which type of risk can be diversified away? How do we measure the remaining type of risk?
 
  Evaluate the statement: If we could just make our investment portfolio large enough, we could completely eliminate risk and earn a market portfolio rate of return with the risk of a risk-free investment.
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When considering expected returns, the states of the world must sum to 1 (or 100).
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Systematic risk is risk that cannot be diversified away, is measured with beta, and is the risk that impacts all stocks in an economy. On the other hand, unsystematic or diversifiable risk CAN be diversified away. This is risk that is unique to the asset and can be eliminated when combined in a portfolio of risky assets. As for our statement, we CANNOT totally eliminate uncertainty of returns just by increasing the number of risky assets that make up the portfolio: although we can eliminate unnecessary or unsystematic risk, we cannot eliminate systematic risk through diversification. Therefore, we cannot realize a risk-free investment with greater than risk-free returns.

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Answer: TRUE


Sportsfan2111

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Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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