GE-FEL Investment Management Portfolio Creation
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What is the main benefit of combining assets with low positive or negative correlation in a portfolio?

  • To eliminate all risk from the portfolio
  • To increase the risk level of the portfolio
  • To reduce the expected return of the portfolio
  • To maintain the rate of return while reducing the risk level (correct)
  • What is the efficient frontier in portfolio theory?

  • The set of portfolios with the lowest possible risk
  • The set of portfolios with a fixed rate of return
  • The envelope curve that encompasses all the best combinations of assets (correct)
  • The set of portfolios with the highest possible return
  • How do investors typically select their optimal portfolio?

  • By selecting the portfolio with the highest expected return
  • By finding the point of tangency between the efficient frontier and their highest utility curve (correct)
  • By randomly selecting a portfolio from the efficient frontier
  • By selecting the portfolio with the lowest possible risk
  • What is the main difference between the optimal portfolios of different investors?

    <p>The point of tangency between the efficient frontier and their highest utility curves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of considering correlation coefficients among assets?

    <p>To select assets that fit together based on their correlations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of including foreign stock and bond investments in a portfolio?

    <p>To provide superior rates of return compared with U.S. securities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the critical factor to consider when selecting investments?

    <p>The correlation coefficients among assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of portfolio diversification?

    <p>To maintain the rate of return while reducing the risk level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the efficient frontier and the utility curve?

    <p>The utility curve is tangent to the efficient frontier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of understanding portfolio theory in the context of global investing?

    <p>It provides a deeper understanding of the benefits of diversification</p> Signup and view all the answers

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