Principles of Finance
Milestone 3
1
Anais purchased stock with an initial share price of $52, and sold it when the share price was
$60. While she owned the stock, she earned $7 in dividends.
What was her total percentage return on the investment?
13.33%
25.00%
28.85%
19.83%
CONCEPT
Understanding Returns
2
Which of the following is true of systematic risk?
It is affected by the level of diversification within a portfolio.
, Research shows that investors can best mitigate this type of risk by holding ≤ 30 assets within a
portfolio.
It can be hedged against by choosing investments with negative correlations.
It is the risk associated with a general downward turn of the market or a market segment.
CONCEPT
Diversification
3
A security that falls below the security market line has __________.
a high expected return and a high price
a low expected return and a low price
a high expected return and a low price
a low expected return and a high price