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Benchmarks used by relative-value managers include all but which of the following?
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Measures of absolute worth. Such measures are used by absolute-value managers, not relative-value managers.
2.
A value fund manager may sell a value stock once its price reaches some benchmark.
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True. To be fairly valued means to reach a benchmark of some kind.
3.
Absolute-value managers _______.
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Buy stocks that are cheaper than what they deem to be the company's entire worth. Managers practicing absolute-value strategies calculate what a company is worth in absolute terms and will only buy the company's stock for less than that figure.
4.
Value managers _______.
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Buy stocks that they believe are worth significantly more than the current price. Value managers buy stocks that they believe are undervalued.
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Which statement is true?
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Absolute value funds require patience because management's concentrated style can lead to ups and downs in the short term. Absolute-value managers can calculate a company's worth in a variety of ways. They also tend to have lumpy performance due to their style, and require patience of fund investors.