Diversification cannot eliminate risk entirely because stocks (assets, projects) have:
(a) nonsystematic risk
(b) systematic risk
(c) unique risk
(d) diversifiable risk
Answer - Systematic Risk
Non-systematic risk, unique risk or diversifiable risk are all terms to same concept and denote the risk which can be removed by diversification. That is a characteristic of an individual stock. Systematic risk is the market risk, which can't be removed by diversification.
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