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Portfolios 307: Getting More Conservative

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1.
Stocks trading at prices that are in line with their earnings, sales, or cash flows would help keep a portfolio conservative.
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True. Stocks of this nature tend to have relatively low price risk, which helps dampen a portfolio's volatility.
2.
How aggressive you should be with your investments depends on several things. Which of the following is not one of them?
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None of the above. All the factors listed are relevant.
3.
To dampen volatility in your foreign investments, focus on small international companies in developed markets.
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False. You should focus on large companies, not small ones.
4.
The stock of which foreign company would be the least volatile?
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A large manufacturer. As a rule, the large companies would be the least volatile.
5.
Short-term bonds are less volatile than intermediate-term bonds.
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True. This is due to their shorter maturities.