Gitman: Principl Manageri Finance_15 (15th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
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Author: Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.4, Problem 8.11RQ
Summary Introduction
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Total risk, Diversifiable risk and non-diversifiable risk.
Introduction:
Risk: The risk can be defined as the uncertainty attached to an event such as investment where there is some amount of risk associated to it as there can be either gain or loss.
Portfolio refers to a set of financial investments such as debentures, stocks, bonds and mutual funds owned by the investor.
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