SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question. Does a portfolio formed from the mix of three investments have more risk (variance) than a portfolio formed from two?

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Question 1171706: Please help me solve this question.
Does a portfolio formed from the mix of three investments have more risk (variance) than a portfolio formed from two?



Answer by Solver92311(821) About Me  (Show Source):
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A portfolio consisting of three very low-risk securities would have less variance than a portfolio consisting of two high-risk securities. There are situations where there would be no statistical difference, and there are situations where three would be riskier than two. The bottom line: the answer is "not necessarily true or false".

John

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