Chapter 11 questions begin here

1. A portfolio is ___________________________.
A) a group of assets, such as stocks and bonds, held as a collective unit by an investor
B) the expected return on a risky asset
C) the expected return on a collection of risky assets
D) the variance of returns for a risky asset
E) the standard deviation of returns for a collection of risky assets
Answer: A

2. The percentage of a portfolio's total value invested in a particular asset is called that asset's:
A) Portfolio return.
B) Portfolio weight.
C) Portfolio risk.
D) Rate of return.
E) Investment value.
Answer: B

3. Risk that affects a large number of assets, each to a greater or lesser degree, is called:
A) Idiosyncratic risk.
B) Diversifiable risk.
C) Systematic risk.
D) Asset-specific risk.
E) Total risk.
Answer: C

4. Risk that affects at most a small number of assets is called:

A) Portfolio risk.
B) Undiversifiable risk.
C) Market risk.
D) Unsystematic risk.
E) Total risk.
Answer: D

5. The principle of diversification tells us that:

A) Concentrating an investment in two or three large stocks will eliminate all of your risk.
B) Concentrating an investment in two or three large stocks will reduce your overall risk.
C) Spreading an investment across many diverse assets cannot (in an efficient market) eliminate
any risk.
D) Spreading an investment across many diverse assets will eliminate all of the risk.
E) Spreading an investment across many diverse assets will eliminate some of the risk.
Answer: E