Sunday, January 21, 2007

BASIC PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT CONCEPTS

Unsystematic risks

Refers to company specific risks, such as the quality of mgmt.

Systematic risks

Refers to Market related risks, such as exchange rate changes & interest rate exposures

Diversification

Under the Modern Portfolio Theory, unsystematic risks can be eliminated through Diversification

Investing in many securities is better than investing in one particular stock

Applicable to securities with Low or Negative Correlation

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