INVESTMENTS(LL)W/CONNECT
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Author: Bodie
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To calculate: To break down the variance of Stocks A and B into systematic and firm-specific components.
Introduction: Through using Variance, we can determine how wide the stock tends to deviate from its mean, which is the measure of the volatility.
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