(e) Briefly outline why investors who fail to diversify their holdings should not be compensated for the additional risk they face.
Diversification is a method to eliminate unsystematic risk from the portfolio. It is done by adding stocks to the portfolio, especially those stocks with a low or negative correlation to the existing stocks in the portfolio.
Diversification is easily done by adding new stocks to the portfolio. It does not involve any cost. Failing to diversify is an avoidable risk which need not be taken by investors. Hence, they should not be compensated for bearing the additional risk.
(e) Briefly outline why investors who fail to diversify their holdings should not be compensated for...
Which risk(s) are investors traditionally compensated for if the markets are in equilibrium, and why? If you are an undiversified investor, with a higher than average level of ris aversion, are you systematically over-paying for your investments, and why?
Why do investors diversify their portfolios? How many stocks do you have to own before you have a diversified portfolio? Is it true all risk can be diversified away?
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explain who should be concerned with a company’s financial statements and why they are important other than investors
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Solve for part b and e
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