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To define: Various weighting schemes which will generate well-diversified portfolios.

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Well-diversified portfolios: Well-diversified portfolios are portfolios that are constructed with a combination of various securities such as stocks, fixed income, and commodities. When the weight of any of such securities is calculated, it will always be small. Systematic risk is the type of risk found in well-diversified portfolios.

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