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Why should tilting your portfolio toward larger-company stocks and away from smaller-company stocks curtail its volatility?
Because larger companies growing at a slower rate should be less volatile than smaller companies growing at a faster rate. The faster the growth and the smaller the company, the more volatile the stock. If curtailing volatility is your goal, focus the U.S. stock portion of your portfolio on the very largest companies.
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Stocks trading at prices that are in line with their earnings, sales, or cash flows would help keep a portfolio conservative.
True. Stocks of this nature tend to have relatively low price risk, which helps dampen a portfolio's volatility.
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Short-term bonds are less volatile than intermediate-term bonds.
True. This is due to their shorter maturities.
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To tone down your foreign investments, consider _______.
Large companies domiciled in developed markets. The stocks of larger foreign companies may not have the same return potential as the stocks of smaller companies or companies domiciled in emerging markets, but they don't have the same volatility, either.
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What's the most significant move you can make to damp your long-term volatility?
Increasing your bond and cash investments and decreasing your position in stocks. Your blend of cash, stocks, and bonds likely contributes more to your portfolio's return and volatility than what investment styles you practice, what sectors you have exposure to, and what individual securities you choose. The more of your portfolio you have in stocks and the less you have in bonds and cash, the more intense your portfolio's performance will be.
