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1.
The amount of money you have to invest does not play a role in your choice of investments.
False. It plays a role because it alters your investment options and risk tolerance.
2.
Investment advisors suggest increasing the number of fixed-income securities in your portfolio as you age because _______.
Advanced age makes it difficult to regain losses from more volatile investments such as stocks. Having fixed-income securities in your portfolio can reduce this problem.
3.
There are mutual funds that change the amounts of their holdings to keep up with market changes.
True. These funds are called asset allocation funds. They use formulas to change their allocations.
4.
When a financial advisor says, "Let's talk about risk and how much you can deal with," he or she is talking about _______.
Risk tolerance. Risk tolerance is the amount of risk with which you are comfortable.
5.
For a given investment return, there are optimal mixes of stocks, bonds, and cash that produce different returns with a minimum of risk.
True. These portfolios are called "efficient." Their optimality has been demonstrated by analyzing returns over history.
6.
In investing, taking as many factors as possible into account and then choosing the best course of action is called _______.
Calculated risk. This approach involves taking account of various factors to judge how they will affect your possible choices.