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1.
If you want to compare how volatile a bond fund and a stock fund are, use _______.
Standard deviation. Both Morningstar measures treat U.S. equity funds and bond funds separately, so you can't use them to compare a stock fund with a bond fund. Standard deviation is an absolute figure, so you can use it to compare the two funds.
2.
Morningstar Risk measures how volatile funds are _______.
Relative to others in its category. Morningstar compares the risk of each fund with other funds in the same Morningstar category.
3.
Morningstar's bear-market rankings show you know how a fund performed during all time periods.
True. The bear-market rankings show you know how a fund performed only during certain time periods.
4.
What's the best way to use bear-market rankings?
To find funds that tend to do relatively well when the market falls. If you seek funds that offer a narrow range of returns, examine standard deviation. If you want funds that rarely underperform, look for low Morningstar Risk scores.
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Morningstar Risk describes the variation in a fund's:
Monthly returns. Morningstar Risk describes the variation in a fund's month-to-month returns, with an emphasis on downward variation.
