Holding a group of assets reduces risk relative to holding a single asset as long as the assets
A) are dependent on each other.
B) are positively correlated.
C) are uncorrelated.
D) do not have precisely the same pattern of returns.
D
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A) depreciating; higher B) depreciating; lower C) appreciating; higher D) appreciating; lower
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