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Investing Basics Beginner: Creating a Portfolio

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1.
Having lots of money opens you to a wide choice of investment options.
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True. Many investments require a large minimum amount to begin. For example, some bonds are sold in $5,000 minimums.
2.
In investing, taking as many factors as possible into account and then choosing the best course of action is called _______.
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Calculated risk. This approach involves taking account of various factors to judge how they will affect your possible choices.
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The portion of the future over which you will invest is your _______.
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Time horizon. Taking your time horizon into consideration will help you determine how to allocate your resources.
4.
For a given investment return, there are optimal mixes of stocks, bonds, and cash that produce different returns with a minimum of risk.
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True. These portfolios are called "efficient." Their optimality has been demonstrated by analyzing returns over history.
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Risk tolerance is the amount of risk with which you are comfortable.
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True. It determines your choices of investments, among many other things.
6.
There are mutual funds that change the amounts of their holdings to keep up with market changes.
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True. These funds are called asset allocation funds. They use formulas to change their allocations.